On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Marvin Kosmal <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 5/13/11, Fred James <[email protected]> wrote: > > Marvin Kosmal wrote: > >> On 5/13/11, Fred James <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Marvin Kosmal wrote: > >>> > >>>> HI > >>>> > >>>> I am having a problem getting .eml file to run... > >>>> > >>>> I have both rhythm box and VLC and neither will play this. > >>>> > >>>> Is there a way to convert this to something that will play for me? > >>>> > >>>> TIA > >>>> > >>>> Marvin > >>> Marvin Kosmal > >>> I would have asked why are you trying to play an email file, but I see > >>> from wikipedia that eml can stand for other things ... what does it > mean > >>> in this case? Thanks > >>> Regards > >>> Fred James > >>> > >> This is a file one of my friends sent showing something from TV.. > >> KOIN 6, I think.. > >> > >> And they have Windows.... > >> > >> > >> Probably more work then it is worth.. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Marvin > >> > > Marvin Kosmal > > "Probably more work then it is worth.." ... I should leave that to you > > to decide, however one could try this to get a bit more information ... > > (a) save the (eml) file to disk some where convenient (I typically > > put it in a special directory on my desk top so I can remember to delete > > the whole thing when I am done) > > (b) at the CLI (command line interface) cd to the place one put the > > file and run file against it (file filename.eml) and see what one gets > back. > > ... usually that will give one enough information on the type of file > > and the contents, that one can decide what to do next ... but write > > again if you still have a question > > Good luck > > Regards > > Fred James > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > Good idea.. > > Here are the results. > > > file jan.eml > jan.eml: smtp mail text > > > Thanks > > Marvin' > > following the same CLI instructions from above, run this to see its contents: cat jan.eml I could guess that this file was sent to you via email, and you tried to save the video file, but wound up saving the email itself instead. How big is the file? It's possible that the video was saved along with it.. encoded. -wes _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
