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derrick
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Can some one explain why in my inbox with Outlook Express some of the messages have a paper clip symbol at the far left hand side? it cannot be that there is a message attached to them, as some do have an attachment, but the majority do not, and are just e-mails.
If I click on the paper clip, nothing happens that does/doesn't happen as against me clicking on the message, this paper clip symbol has appeared for ages, and I have always wondered why, now is the time for the question,why?
Thanks.
If I click on the paper clip, nothing happens that does/doesn't happen as against me clicking on the message, this paper clip symbol has appeared for ages, and I have always wondered why, now is the time for the question,why?
Thanks.
Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition
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It does mean that they have an attachment. Does your anti-virus add an attachment to say that the e-mail has been scanned and no viruses were found etc?:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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It does mean that they have an attachment. Does your anti-virus add an attachment to say that the e-mail has been scanned and no viruses were found etc?
No it doesn't, at the moment I have 29 e-mails in my inbox 11 have the paper clip, but only 3 have attachments, (8 without attachments).
My anitvirus staes at the bottom of ALL e-mails:-
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/778 - Release Date: 27/04/2007 13:39Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition0 -
Do the emails have a "fancy" background or an image embedded in the message signature? This could cause OE to think that there is a file attachment...That's Numberwang!0
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Do the emails have a "fancy" background or an image embedded in the message signature? This could cause OE to think that there is a file attachment...
Some of them have links in the e-mail body, could that cause it?
Don't think any image ?? in sigs.Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition0 -
No it doesn't, at the moment I have 29 e-mails in my inbox 11 have the paper clip, but only 3 have attachments, (8 without attachments).
If you look at the properties of an e-mail without a paperclip (attachment) you will find that the Content-Type: will be text/plain
If you then look at the properties of an e-mail with a paperclip (attachment) you will find that the Content-Type: will be multipart
So it does mean that the e-mail contains an attachment to the basic text and if you look, you will find details!
See File, Properties, Details, Message source.
:rolleyes::doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0 -
If you look at the properties of an e-mail without a paperclip (attachment) you will find that the Content-Type: will be text/plain
If you then look at the properties of an e-mail with a paperclip (attachment) you will find that the Content-Type: will be multipart
So it does mean that the e-mail contains an attachment to the basic text and if you look, you will find details!
See File, Properties, Details, Message source.
:rolleyes:
With attachment:- Content-class: urn:content-classes:message
Without attachment:- Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
As some one who is not that clued up on computers, if I see a paper clip I assumed it had an attachment, but some do and some don't, if your explanation is correct then how the hell do people like me know??Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition0 -
As some one who is not that clued up on computers, if I see a paper clip I assumed it had an attachment, but some do and some don't, if your explanation is correct then how the hell do people like me know??
If all of your e-mails were in plain text format, when you see a paperclip (attachment) then yes, you would have an attachment to detach i.e. an image etc. However if your e-mails are rich text (HTML) embedded objects will appear as an attachment.
Remember that your e-mails may be read by someone who uses a totally different e-mail client to Outlook Express and these e-mail clients often simply display the text and any embedded objects as attachments, which need to be opened separately.:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0 -
If all of your e-mails were in plain text format, when you see a paperclip (attachment) then yes, you would have an attachment to detach i.e. an image etc. However if your e-mails are rich text (HTML) embedded objects will appear as an attachment.
Remember that your e-mails may be read by someone who uses a totally different e-mail client to Outlook Express and these e-mail clients often simply display the text and any embedded objects as attachments, which need to be opened separately.
OK I am just going to carry on as usual, because I don't know what you are talking about, I have tried to explain as best as I can, but if I send a message with an attachment, as far as I am concerned it goes with an attachment, if one comes in with a paper clip that is supposed to have an attachment, but doesn't, then the whole lot seems a shambles.Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition0 -
Read all e-mails in plain text then!:doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:0
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