If the message contains any HTML and you are reading in Plain Text, you will
see the paper clip.

Also, if you are using AVG for your anti-virus and have e-mail scanning
enabled, that can cause the issue as well. Normally, I would just say to
turn off the e-mail scanning feature. It is a redundant layer of protection
that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and
account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to
protect you sufficiently. However, with AVG you need to remove and
reinstall AVG and choose Custom Mode. Uncheck E-mail Scanning when you see
that option. For some reason, just unchecking it in the security center
causes a conflict with the Windows Security Center.

See:
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/re...?3,76131,76141
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"xylophone" wrote in message
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I use XP SP2 and IE7 with OE6. I am getting emails which in the top part
of the page - where each email has a line comprising from ,subject, sent -
it also has an attachment symbol, the paper clip, but there is no
attachment in the message header in the bottom preview pane, or when I open
it. What is going wrong here? I assume the symbol should only appear in
the line at the top part of the page if there is an attachment for that
message. Other messages I have received have the same symbol on their line
and there is an attachment in their case.