Opening email attachments

Some of my friends send emails with attachments I've not seen before and I cannot open them. For instance: .email, .msg
Do I need more software to open these or what???

 

Hi Flutterby Operating system and Email Client please.

 

Windows 98se
Outlook Express 6

 

ok can you click on tools / options /security and untick do not allow attachments to be open or saved .... etc etc then click apply then ok

 

In Outlook Express, click on tools/Options and then click on the Read tab and uncheck Read all messages in Plain text.

 

I was looking for that but missed it. Good call Highly

 

I already have that box unchecked. The extensions of the attachments are different than the "norm". The ones that come to mind right off hand are those I mentioned in my initial posting: .msg .email , but this has happened before.
I have updated AV at all times.....I update daily..........guess you could call me paranoid about viruses. My scanner scans everything in and out, and I do not open anything from people I don't know or am unsure about how careful they are.......thanks for the warning, though. I'm wondering if the files were created/saved in a different format that requires more software than I have. Usually Adobe will try to open them, but of course it can't.

 

Thanks to you both........will definitely try that and see if it works........who knows I may have been missing out on some great stories, jokes, info, etc. that hasn't been around the Internet 3,000 times......think that's likely? ...............me neither, but am still curious to see what's there.
(will let you know if it works)
Thanks again for giving me something to try.

 

Thanks Robo And Halo

To Robo and Halo
THANKS...........it worked.......do I ever feel like a dummy........something so simple and I didn't think of trying it!!

 

Fyi To Robo

Me again......just thought I'd tell you that I renamed a .msg attachment and could read it......couldn't find one of the .email ones........deleted, but now I'm ready for the next time