[X4U] Why does Mail show .wmv files

[Andrew J. Yon III]

On Nov 26, 2008, at 11:41 AM, Charles Schneider wrote:

> Al and Andrew,
>
> I know how to open wmv files outside of mail, I think this is what  
> you are suggesting.  If it is, it is not a solution to the problem  
> but a work around.  Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Charlie
>
>
>
>>
>> On Nov 25, 2008, at 4:42 PM, Al Grappone wrote:
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>>> On Nov 25, 2008, at 10:45, Ray Choiniere wrote:
>>>
>>>> For what it's worth, just recently I have developed the same  
>>>> problem, and would very much like to know the solution.
>>>
>>> Command click or right click on the attachment and select open  
>>> this attachment
>>
>>
>> You can also do the same thing to the slide bar itself and open  
>> them .
>>



  Actually this feature was a problem ( a security problem ). So far,  
to date, we Mac users are protected from all the problems ( viruses,  
adware, trojans, spyware, ..... etc. ), that MS users have, by not  
allowing things to just automatically run by themselves. We typically  
have to initiate the item and or enter in a valid user name and  
password. IMO the new feature change is much more suitable to me due  
to its secureness. It is not a great deal of inconvenience to me to  
right click on a video that generally comes from the MS world  
(generally unsecured ) anyway.  A couple of mouse clicks doesn't  
require that much energy.

  If you are right clicking on it inside the email, technically you  
are not opening it outside of mail. Think of WMV in that usage as a  
plug in. If there is an mov file attached, mail doesn't actually open  
and play it either, Quicktime does.