Suddenly Outlook Express is not automatically downloading attachments in
newsgroups. Instead, I have to click on the paperclip to view the
attachment. How can I get Outlook Express to automatically download the
attachments?

Hi shadow6,

Doing some guessing here, but you may have OE set to read messages in plain
text, which will prevent graphic files from being displayed in the message
body, and other files in a Rich Text (HTML) message.

OE Tools | Options | Read tab


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Lynnwood, WA
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"shadow6" <shadow6@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Suddenly Outlook Express is not automatically downloading attachments in
newsgroups. Instead, I have to click on the paperclip to view the
attachment. How can I get Outlook Express to automatically download the
attachments?

"shadow6" <shadow6@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C96512E3-D131-412D-800F-DD637C00F815@microsoft.com...
> Suddenly Outlook Express is not automatically downloading attachments in
> newsgroups. Instead, I have to click on the paperclip to view the
> attachment. How can I get Outlook Express to automatically download the
> attachments?


If there is a paperclip then you already downloaded the attachments.
Attachments are floating around somewhere separate of the message.
Attachments are *in* the message, so when you download the message then you
also have whatever was in it and that includes the sections within to demark
the attachment.

There is something ELSE you want OE to do that you are not asking about.

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Thanks. It worked. I wish I knew how that box got checked in the first
place. Best wishes to you and Happy Holidays!

"Kuay Tim" wrote:

> Hi shadow6,
>
> Doing some guessing here, but you may have OE set to read messages in plain
> text, which will prevent graphic files from being displayed in the message
> body, and other files in a Rich Text (HTML) message.
>
> OE Tools | Options | Read tab
>
>
> --
> Tim K.
> aka Kuay Tim
> MS-MVP - Outlook Express
> Lynnwood, WA
> *
> "shadow6" <shadow6@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C96512E3-D131-412D-800F-DD637C00F815@microsoft.com...
> Suddenly Outlook Express is not automatically downloading attachments in
> newsgroups. Instead, I have to click on the paperclip to view the
> attachment. How can I get Outlook Express to automatically download the
> attachments?
>
>
>

With Windows a setting can change as if by magic. This is sometimes
attributed to gremlins. <g>

Have a great holiday week!

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"shadow6" <shadow6@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EE53BB43-A966-453D-8235-88A2BB7698D0@microsoft.com...
Thanks. It worked. I wish I knew how that box got checked in the first
place. Best wishes to you and Happy Holidays!

"Kuay Tim" wrote:

> Hi shadow6,
>
> Doing some guessing here, but you may have OE set to read messages in
> plain
> text, which will prevent graphic files from being displayed in the message
> body, and other files in a Rich Text (HTML) message.
>
> OE Tools | Options | Read tab
>
>
> --
> Tim K.
> aka Kuay Tim
> MS-MVP - Outlook Express
> Lynnwood, WA
> *
> "shadow6" <shadow6@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C96512E3-D131-412D-800F-DD637C00F815@microsoft.com...
> Suddenly Outlook Express is not automatically downloading attachments in
> newsgroups. Instead, I have to click on the paperclip to view the
> attachment. How can I get Outlook Express to automatically download the
> attachments?
>
>
>