What the heck is MIME Version or Mime format?
 

I'm using Outlook Express 6.0 with Windows XP/sp2.I'm getting mail from an
msn customer, and when I click on the attachment and save it all I get is a
LOT of symbols and SOME actual dialog. But there is nothing there after that
it says sent in MIME version 1.0 and then multi-part message in mime format
.. I KNOW he has sent saome funny stuff, but I can't see it.That is happening
with everything I get from that person.....whether is has been a video clip,
or jpgs, or whatever. How can I see these things?Thanks in advance

What the heck is MIME Version or Mime format?
 

See this link for a definition:

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions):
http://www.mhonarc.org/~ehood/MIME/

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Jim Pickering, MVP, Windows Mail Apps
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
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"jukeboxjen" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook Express 6.0 with Windows XP/sp2.I'm getting mail from an
msn customer, and when I click on the attachment and save it all I get is
a
LOT of symbols and SOME actual dialog. But there is nothing there after
that
it says sent in MIME version 1.0 and then multi-part message in mime
format
. I KNOW he has sent saome funny stuff, but I can't see it.That is
happening
with everything I get from that person.....whether is has been a video
clip,
or jpgs, or whatever. How can I see these things?Thanks in advance

What the heck is MIME Version or Mime format?
 

Hi jukeboxjen,

I don't have the complete answer, but can help start the ball rolling. Mime
is an Internet standard that makes possible more complex messages beyond
simple plain text. Multi-part messages can be broken into smaller messages
that must be combined to complete the whole. I don't know if anything is
missing from the attachments you are receiving.

More about MIME
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIME

Outlook Express Help File
Combine and Decode, Combining (newsgroup) Messages

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"jukeboxjen" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook Express 6.0 with Windows XP/sp2.I'm getting mail from an
msn customer, and when I click on the attachment and save it all I get is a
LOT of symbols and SOME actual dialog. But there is nothing there after that
it says sent in MIME version 1.0 and then multi-part message in mime format
.. I KNOW he has sent saome funny stuff, but I can't see it.That is happening
with everything I get from that person.....whether is has been a video clip,
or jpgs, or whatever. How can I see these things?Thanks in advance

What the heck is MIME Version or Mime format?
 

There is probably something incompatible with his email program, so you are
seeing the full contents of the message including the header information
instead of the formatted message. Tell him to send messages as plain text
only and see if that fixes it.

You can use CTRL-F3 on an open message that might tell you what email
program he is using, although given the message you are getting, you
probably don't need CTRL-F3.

steve

"jukeboxjen" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook Express 6.0 with Windows XP/sp2.I'm getting mail from an
msn customer, and when I click on the attachment and save it all I get is
a
LOT of symbols and SOME actual dialog. But there is nothing there after
that
it says sent in MIME version 1.0 and then multi-part message in mime
format
. I KNOW he has sent saome funny stuff, but I can't see it.That is
happening
with everything I get from that person.....whether is has been a video
clip,
or jpgs, or whatever. How can I see these things?Thanks in advance

What the heck is MIME Version or Mime format?
 

And what is the file extension of the attachment? I'm going to guess
it's .email.

A .email (or .ema) or .ezm file is an alternate file extension for an
..EML file. One option is to save the attachment, then rename with an
..EML file name.

Or you can create a file association for .email, .ema or .ezm files.

You can get to File Associations via:
- My Computer
- View (Win95/98/NT4/Me) or Tools (Win2000 or WinXP) menu
- Folder Options (or Options)
- File Types
- New Type
- New
- Action: OPEN

The application used needs to be:
"C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" /eml:%1

Content Type (MIME) should be:
message/rfc822




--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"jukeboxjen" wrote in message
...
I'm using Outlook Express 6.0 with Windows XP/sp2.I'm getting mail
from an
msn customer, and when I click on the attachment and save it all I get
is a
LOT of symbols and SOME actual dialog. But there is nothing there
after that
it says sent in MIME version 1.0 and then multi-part message in mime
format
. I KNOW he has sent saome funny stuff, but I can't see it.That is
happening
with everything I get from that person.....whether is has been a video
clip,
or jpgs, or whatever. How can I see these things?Thanks in advance