OE adds an attachment icon to e-mails that don't actualy have an attachment,
I have the box " read messages in plain text only" unchecked. I had the same
problem a while back after I reformated XP, and was able to find help solving
it. now that I reformated again the same problem is repeated. Please help.
Thank you.

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
~IB-CA~

"planensimple" wrote in message
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OE adds an attachment icon to e-mails that don't actualy have an
attachment,
I have the box " read messages in plain text only" unchecked. I had the
same
problem a while back after I reformated XP, and was able to find help
solving
it. now that I reformated again the same problem is repeated. Please help.
Thank you.

"planensimple" wrote in message
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OE adds an attachment icon to e-mails that don't actualy have an attachment,
I have the box " read messages in plain text only" unchecked. I had the same
problem a while back after I reformated XP, and was able to find help solving
it. now that I reformated again the same problem is repeated. Please help.
Thank you.


Be more specific and detailed when describing your symptoms.
The description that you have given does not rule out the possibility
that you are seeing the symptom of a known quirk of OE which causes
a line of text prefixed by begin 666 to be interpreted incorrectly as an
attachment encoded in UUEncode format.


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
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"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

"planensimple" wrote in message
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OE adds an attachment icon to e-mails that don't actualy have an attachment,
I have the box " read messages in plain text only" unchecked. I had the same
problem a while back after I reformated XP, and was able to find help solving
it. now that I reformated again the same problem is repeated. Please help.
Thank you.


Be more specific and detailed when describing your symptoms.
The description that you have given does not rule out the possibility
that you are seeing the symptom of a known quirk of OE which causes
a line of text prefixed by begin 666 to be interpreted incorrectly as an
attachment encoded in UUEncode format.


FYI

Robert Aldwinckle
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I'm not sure what other information is needed, all I know is when I open an e-mail which has an attachment icon, but actually does not have an attachment, the e-mail opens correctly and the area that normally appears when there is an actual attachment is not there. Thanx again.