Mail received in unreadable form in Outlook

Some of my e-mail is coming in the attached format ( I am using Microsoft
Outlook. Do I have to change some of my settings so that I can get these
e-mails in readable format?
From: [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:36 PM
Subject:

Return-Path: <>
X-Original-To: myemailaddress.com
Delivered-To: myemailaddress.com
Received: from front-2e70cb11f (slipstream.mergetel.com [207.107.54.24])
by mail.mergetel.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 27F27978D1
for <myemailaddress.com>; Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
Received: from 207.107.54.88 (front@207.107.54.88 [207.107.54.88])
by slipstream.mergetel.com (SlipStream SP Server 5.0.140
built 2006/03/31 15:52:16 -0500 (EST)); Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:27:54 -0500
(EST)
X-Originating-IP: [207.107.54.88]
X-Originating-User: [front]
Message-ID:
<front$207.107.54.88$.47a4b62a.8dfc3.79a3.13@slips tream.mergetel.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
From:
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
X-UIDL: YPn!!npm!!K%`!!baC"!

What do you mean by attached format? If they are in Word or PDF format then
you need those programs to read them.
--
Paul


"seeking answer" wrote:

> Some of my e-mail is coming in the attached format ( I am using Microsoft
> Outlook. Do I have to change some of my settings so that I can get these
> e-mails in readable format?
> From: [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:36 PM
> Subject:
>
> Return-Path: <>
> X-Original-To: myemailaddress.com
> Delivered-To: myemailaddress.com
> Received: from front-2e70cb11f (slipstream.mergetel.com [207.107.54.24])
> by mail.mergetel.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 27F27978D1
> for <myemailaddress.com>; Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
> Received: from 207.107.54.88 (front@207.107.54.88 [207.107.54.88])
> by slipstream.mergetel.com (SlipStream SP Server 5.0.140
> built 2006/03/31 15:52:16 -0500 (EST)); Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:27:54 -0500
> (EST)
> X-Originating-IP: [207.107.54.88]
> X-Originating-User: [front]
> Message-ID:
> <front$207.107.54.88$.47a4b62a.8dfc3.79a3.13@slips tream.mergetel.com>
> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
> From:
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> X-UIDL: YPn!!npm!!K%`!!baC"!
>

By attached I mean what I could read in my inbox. What was supposed to be
billing receipt for the month. I received as follows:

e-mails in readable format?
> From: [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:36 PM
> Subject:
>
> Return-Path: <>
> X-Original-To: myemailaddress.com
> Delivered-To: myemailaddress.com
> Received: from front-2e70cb11f (slipstream.mergetel.com [207.107.54.24])
> by mail.mergetel.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 27F27978D1
> for <myemailaddress.com>; Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
> Received: from 207.107.54.88 (front@207.107.54.88 [207.107.54.88])
> by slipstream.mergetel.com (SlipStream SP Server 5.0.140
> built 2006/03/31 15:52
"PaulB" wrote:

> What do you mean by attached format? If they are in Word or PDF format then
> you need those programs to read them.
> --
> Paul
>
>
> "seeking answer" wrote:
>
> > Some of my e-mail is coming in the attached format ( I am using Microsoft
> > Outlook. Do I have to change some of my settings so that I can get these
> > e-mails in readable format?
> > From: [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:36 PM
> > Subject:
> >
> > Return-Path: <>
> > X-Original-To: myemailaddress.com
> > Delivered-To: myemailaddress.com
> > Received: from front-2e70cb11f (slipstream.mergetel.com [207.107.54.24])
> > by mail.mergetel.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 27F27978D1
> > for <myemailaddress.com>; Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
> > Received: from 207.107.54.88 (front@207.107.54.88 [207.107.54.88])
> > by slipstream.mergetel.com (SlipStream SP Server 5.0.140
> > built 2006/03/31 15:52:16 -0500 (EST)); Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:27:54 -0500
> > (EST)
> > X-Originating-IP: [207.107.54.88]
> > X-Originating-User: [front]
> > Message-ID:
> > <front$207.107.54.88$.47a4b62a.8dfc3.79a3.13@slips tream.mergetel.com>
> > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
> > From:
> > To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> > X-UIDL: YPn!!npm!!K%`!!baC"!
> >

Please explain, so far its gibberish. What do you mean by unreadable format?
Is it encrypted? a spam email? or what?
Eric

seeking answer wrote:

> Ihave posted the e-mail as I received on my screen. It is a receipt of the
> invoice. As you can see its all gibberish it doesn't look like areceipt at
> all.
>
> "Eric" wrote:
>
>> Please explain, so far its gibberish. What do you mean by unreadable
>> format? Is it encrypted? a spam email? or what?
>> Eric
>>
>>
all you are seeing is the header which is normally hidden, turn that off under
options
Eric

"seeking answer" wrote:

> Some of my e-mail is coming in the attached format ( I am using Microsoft
> Outlook. Do I have to change some of my settings so that I can get these
> e-mails in readable format?
> From: [private.php?do=newpm&u=]
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 1:36 PM
> Subject:
>
> Return-Path: <>
> X-Original-To: myemailaddress.com
> Delivered-To: myemailaddress.com
> Received: from front-2e70cb11f (slipstream.mergetel.com [207.107.54.24])
> by mail.mergetel.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 27F27978D1
> for <myemailaddress.com>; Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
> Received: from 207.107.54.88 (front@207.107.54.88 [207.107.54.88])
> by slipstream.mergetel.com (SlipStream SP Server 5.0.140
> built 2006/03/31 15:52:16 -0500 (EST)); Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:27:54 -0500
> (EST)
> X-Originating-IP: [207.107.54.88]
> X-Originating-User: [front]
> Message-ID:
> <front$207.107.54.88$.47a4b62a.8dfc3.79a3.13@slips tream.mergetel.com>
> Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:36:06 -0500 (EST)
> From:
> To: undisclosed-recipients:;
> X-UIDL: YPn!!npm!!K%`!!baC"!
>

I have this problem, too. Apparently there is a glitch in Outlook on Vista
when you receive an email in HTML to undisclosed recipients, and is will not
"decode"(?). Only answers I have found are:

1. Microsoft is looking into it.
2. Get new email software (eg Mozilla Thunderbird).

My solution: have sender resend the email to me!

On Mar 27, 8:21*am, p <p...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have this problem, too. *Apparently there is a glitch in Outlook on Vista
> when you receive an email in HTML to undisclosed recipients, and is will not
> "decode"(?). *Only answers I have found are:
>
> 1. *Microsoft is looking into it.
> 2. *Get new email software (eg Mozilla Thunderbird).
>
> My solution: have sender resend the email to me!

Do you mean you cannot open the attachment? Maybe the files are
corrupt. If so, you may try Advanced PDF Repair at http://www.datanumen.com/apdfr/
This tool is rather useful in salvaging damaged PDF documents.

Alan