If these are digitally signed messages then they will show the paperclip.
They may also if they are HTML messages that contain images.

steve

"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
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In Tools / Options I do not have a check in the "Read all in plain text"
and the option on the 'View' menu is greyed out.

I can see how if I change it I get a paperclip on the top right of the
screen but the paperclip I refer to is the small black one to the left of
the header information that appears in the top right pane of Outlook
Express, where incoming messages are shown.

Noel


"Charlie Tame" wrote in message
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Check the options, if you have it set to read all in plain text then the
HTML part of any incoming HTML email will show as an attachment, if you
click on the clip you should see it.

View menu has an option to view "Message in HTML" that is probably safer
than changing this setting...

Charlie

"Noel S Pamfree" wrote in message
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Suddenly most of my incoming emails arrive with a paperclip icon next to
them but never had attachments sent with them in the first place.

How can I make OE report attachments correctly again?

Many thanks,

Noel