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Attachments disappear when email becomes part of an email chain

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When I get an email with an attachment I open it. Then respond to it as do others and it becomes part of an email chain. Can't go back and retrieve attachment from original email.

When I get an email with an attachment I open it. Then respond to it as do others and it becomes part of an email chain. Can't go back and retrieve attachment from original email.

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