with the wrong app.
Could you tell us what the file extension is on those that open like this?
.doc, .wmv, .zip for example
Armed with that information, we may be able to tell you what is going on.
P
Many attachments in email arrive as long nonsense, i.e. letters, numbers, punctuation marks etc. new mac user.
HELP

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