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Can not view attachement without downloading to desktop 1st.

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stevenf20
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When I receive an email with an attachment and click on the attachment. The only choice I have is download. Firefox downloads the attachment to a directory and then I need to double click to see it. All I want to do is open the attachment, not download it.

When I receive an email with an attachment and click on the attachment. The only choice I have is download. Firefox downloads the attachment to a directory and then I need to double click to see it. All I want to do is open the attachment, not download it.

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John99
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More information would help, meanwhile look at the reply I gave to a similar question