Greetings TD,
I believe it is encrypted to avoid third-party applications from probing the address
information (note: I could be wrong, I haven't completely looked at it).
I believe the long term plan is to provide more access to your contacts through your own
applications, etc. as the Contacts API is already in progress...
http://dev.live.com/contactscontrol/v0.2/default.aspx
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"TD" <> wrote in message news:...
> Hello all,
>
> I have a WindowsLiveContact file - it appears to be a link when opened
> with IE but goes nowhere. Is there a way to see the contents of the
> file? I've tried Hex editors etc .. but it appears encrypted.
>
> Thanks,
>
> TD