Is that perhaps an EML attachment?
When EarthLink is installed, it steals the file association for EML
files (Outlook Express Mail Message) and calls them EarthLink Mail
Message.
OLEXP: Unable to Open EML File Attachments in Outlook Express
(Fixing the EML File Association)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=312355
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http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"Pat" wrote in message
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Could someone pls tell me the following,I have Earthlink broadband as
my
ISP,IE7.0 and OE 6.0 an default mail client.When I receive an
attachment and
I try to open it I get a window askink for my earthlink passworn for
that web
based email which I dont want to use How can I get the OE program to
open the
attachment after I open the email in OE?Any help appreciated