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Does anyone know how to open image files in newsgroups other than .Jpeg or
..Jpg?

I can't seem to open .Mpeg, .rar, yEnc, .Bmp or any other format. Is it just
a setting that I need to change, or is it much deeper than that?

Thank you

V.P.

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"vince" wrote in message
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Does anyone know how to open image files in newsgroups other than .Jpeg or
.Jpg?

I can't seem to open .Mpeg, .rar, yEnc, .Bmp or any other format. Is it
just
a setting that I need to change, or is it much deeper than that?

Thank you

V.P.




Mpeg requires all the right codecs and a program to open them such as Media
Player

RAR is a compressed file. Use WinRAR or WinACE to extract the files from
them.

yEnc is an encoded file that needs all the parts if it's a multi-part file
and yEnc decoder.

BMP should open fine unless the file association has been changed to
something else.

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vince wrote:
Does anyone know how to open image files in newsgroups other than
.Jpeg or .Jpg?

I can't seem to open .Mpeg, .rar, yEnc, .Bmp or any other format. Is
it just a setting that I need to change, or is it much deeper than
that?

Thank you

V.P.

Are they multi-part messages? You have to download all the parts, then
combine and decode them.
Helpcontents and index - and type in "combine and decode".
--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (Outlook Express)

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What happens when you try to open them?

If the attachments are large, the may be split into multiple messages.
All message parts except the first will appear as gibberish. This is
very common with AVI, MOV, MPEG, MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV and ZIP files. To
recreate the original, all parts must be there. For news posts in
Outlook Express (and also e-mail messages in OE5+), highlight all the
parts (hold Ctrl key while clicking each part, or use shift-click for a
range), then select Tools (OE4) or Message (OE5+) then Combine and
Decode and follow the steps. You will end up with a message window with
the decoded attachment file that you can then save, and use as desired
(File, Save Attachment).

If using OE5 and above, turn off the Preview Pane (View, Layout) to
avoid the delays with OE searching for hyperlinks. You can add a button
to the tool bar for this.

For some additional information, see:
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"vince" wrote in message
ink.net...
Does anyone know how to open image files in newsgroups other than
.Jpeg or
.Jpg?

I can't seem to open .Mpeg, .rar, yEnc, .Bmp or any other format. Is
it just
a setting that I need to change, or is it much deeper than that?

Thank you

V.P.