I just sent an email via a link on a web page and then found another file called "mailto" on the desktop.Checking the file's properties it seems it's not a DAT file, under file type it just says "file"
Just recently I've been getting mystery DAT files on my desktop. They're always called mailto. What's all that about?
I'm using XP by the way.

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