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cannot open .eml extensions...what am i missing here

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rnr42005
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i am getting more and more emails with attachments with .eml extensions. i am unable to open them with any program i try. what am i missing here? it can't be that difficult!

i am getting more and more emails with attachments with .eml extensions. i am unable to open them with any program i try. what am i missing here? it can't be that difficult!

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the-edmeister
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http://filext.com/file-extension/EML

That is a file type used by email programs. IMO, with the number of people using web mail these days, and not an email client, people shouldn't be sending attachments on that format.

rnr42005
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i have tried to open in outlook, yahoo, google and ms email programs....they don't know what to do with it.

i looked for plug ins, found a few but they did not help either.

any ideas?