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Saving attatchment.

When i receive an email with an attatchment and click on the attatchment file to save it , the window that pops up asking where i wish to save it always renames the file as "utf8" and does not keep the original file name,and if i try to save it i end up with an empty 1kb file.
Any suggestions?

Comments

  • UTF8 is the character encoding.

    If the attachment had a virus, and was removed by your antivirus program, then you could end up with taht...
  • Thanks Matty,i think you could be right.
    Will my anti virus remove the virus and then allow me to save the file or am i better just not to try to save it?
  • smcicr
    smcicr Posts: 365 Forumite
    usually the whole file will be quarantined / removed from the email. if you know the person who is sending you the file get them to try scanning it first - see if it can be 'cleaned' at their end and then send it.
    "Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." (Mark Twain)
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