Open the message RFC822 attachment - so it'll work
If you receive an email in RFC822 format, it may not be possible to open it. This practical tip shows you how to open a Message-RFC822 attachment.
Open the message RFC822 attachment with the editor
The easiest solution to open a Message-RFC822 attachment is the editor under Windows.
- Save the RFC822 attachment on your computer.
- Right click on the file and choose "Open With"> "Microsoft Editor".
- If you only see inconsistent characters, you should try the second solution.
Open the message RFC822 attachment with the email program
If opening with the editor does not work, this may be due to a special encoding of the file. Then try to open the email with your email client:
- Open the saved Message-RFC822 attachment with an e-mail program such as Thunderbird or Outlook Express.
- If that doesn't work, change the file extension of the saved attachment to ".eml".
- Then you have to open the file via the item "Open saved messages".
- If you still cannot open the attachment, you should contact the sender and have the email sent to you in another format such as PDF.
Our next practical tip will tell you how to reduce the size of an email attachment.