ZIP Files with Outlook 1

[netwalker1]

Dear All :
We are using Microsoft Outlook 2000 and we have a strange behaviour – I am receiving emails with *.tar.z attachment A Compressed Tar Archive
When I save the attachment on the Disk , and browse to its location – I can extract the File with WinZip and I can get the files without any problem …
But when I try to double-click the attachment from the outlook directly to open the file , WinZip open the attachment incorrectly and can't extract it !!!
How can I solve this problem , and what is the different between opening the attachment directly or save it then open it !!!!


Mohamed Farid
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[xwb]

This is a unix format. The way it was created was first a (tape) archive (.tar), followed by compression (.z). To look at it with winzip, the file first needs to be uncompressed to a temporary directory. Then a tar extract is done. Outlook can only handle a one stage process. It cannot handle a two stage process that is why you can't click on it and expect to open it.

 

[outonalimb]

You could try using WinRAR instead of Winzip. I find it to be more reliable when opening and dealing with compressed files.

http://www.rarlab.com/

Regards,