Wednesday, March 15, 2000, 2:34:41 AM, Uwe wrote:
UB> The following people can open .eml file attachments with TB! 1.41's
UB> internal viewer without any problems:
UB> (1) Justin D. Paine, [EMAIL PROTECTED], NT 5.0 Build 2195
UB> (2) Januk Aggarwal, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Win 98 4.10 Build 2222 A
UB> (3) Tony Boom, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Win 98 4.10 Build 1998
UB> The following people cannot open .eml file attachments with TB! 1.41's
UB> internal viewer:
UB> (1) Uwe Brockmann, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Win 98 4.10
UB> (2) Simon, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> (3) Roy Jackson, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Win 95
UB> (4) tracer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Win 98
UB> (5) Allie Martin, [EMAIL PROTECTED], NT 5 Build 2195
UB> So far nobody has solved the problem that people in the second group are
UB> experiencing.
UB> None of the following suggestions have allowed TB! users to solve the
UB> problem themselves:
UB> (1) source of suggestion:
UB> Januk Aggarwal, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> suggestion (paraphrased):
UB> "There may be different versions of TB! that are all numbered
UB> 1.41. Try downloading the latest version."
UB> result:
UB> No change.
UB> (2) source of suggestion:
UB> Januk Aggarwal, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> suggestion (paraphrased):
UB> "Delete Windows' .eml file association."
UB> result:
UB> Windows asks for program to use when user attempts to open a
UB> .eml file.
UB> (3) source of suggestion:
UB> Januk Aggarwal, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> tracer, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> Marek Mikus, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> suggestion (paraphrased):
UB> "Change Windows' .eml file association to The Bat!"
UB> result:
UB> TB! opens an empty file in "Edit Mail Message" editor and shows
UB> .eml file as attachment. Clicking on .eml attachment
UB> recursively opens another empty file in another "Edit Mail
UB> Message" editor window. However, the contents of the .eml file
UB> is never displayed.
UB> (4) source of suggestion:
UB> Dieter Hummel, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> suggestion (paraphrased):
UB> "Wait for TB! version 2.0 which will provide for calling an
UB> external editor."
UB> result:
UB> Calling an external editor would not solve the problem. Version
UB> 2.0 is not out yet.
UB> (5) source of suggestion:
UB> Oleg Zalyalov, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> suggestion (paraphrased):
UB> "The authors of TB! should modify the source code of TB! so that
UB> TB! wil treat .eml files exactly like .msg files. This
UB> modification should be incorporated into version 1.42 of TB!."
UB> result:
UB> This should solve the problem. However, this solution can only
UB> be applied by the authors of TB!
UB> (6) source of suggestion:
UB> Simon, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> suggestion (paraphrased):
UB> "Run TB! on a system on which Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft
UB> Outlook Express have been installed."
UB> result:
UB> This does not work for me.
UB> (7) source of suggestion:
UB> Allie Martin
UB> suggestion (paraphrased):
UB> "Run TB! on a system on which Microsoft Outlook Express has
UB> never been installed."
UB> result:
UB> This was not necessary for Tony Boom ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and
UB> Justin D. Paine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) who both succeeded at
UB> opening .eml attachments with TB!'s internal viewer.
UB> (8) source of suggestion:
UB> Alexander V. Kiselev, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UB> suggestion (paraphrased):
UB> "The problem is caused by some versions of Microsoft Internet
UB> Explorer or other installed software. Start search for the
UB> cause of the problem by comparing installed versions of
UB> Internet Explorer."
UB> result:
UB> Here is what I have according to "Help --> About Internet
UB> Explorer":
UB> Version 5.00.2014.0216
UB> Cipher Strength: 128-bit
UB> Update Versions:;3717;q231452;q231450;q240308;
UB> q241362;q242542;q2 (the rest of the text is
UB> cut off and I do not know how to make it
UB> visible)
UB> Here is what I have according to the Version tab of the
UB> properties of my IEexplore.exe file:
UB> File Version: 5.00.2014.200
UB> Created: Wednesday, February 24, 1999
UB> Modified: Wednesday, February 24, 1999
UB> If you think that Alexander V. Kiselev ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has the
UB> right idea, please feel free to state your version of Internet Explorer.
UB> If you know the solution to the problem, please tell us!
UB> I enclose the two sample files sample.eml and sample.msg as
UB> attachments again. If TB! displays them identically with its internal
UB> viewer then you do not have a problem.
UB> If TB! calls Outlook Express or Notepad or some other program to open
UB> sample.eml then you have the problem. If TB! opens a blank mail message
UB> in an "Edit Mail Message" editor window and shows sample.eml as an
UB> attachment (which you cannot open) then you also have the problem.
UB> Uwe Brockmann, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I cannot open .eml files with The Bat! I deleted the file association
and reassociated with The Bat!, with results as in #3 above. I have
Outlook Express is installed on this machine, IE v.5.00.2614.3500IS
with 128-bit cipher strength is installed.
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