I used to use Thunderbird in XP, now I use it in ubuntu.  I have often received emails with attached zip files and had no problem with them.  I&#39;ve no idea why you might have had the problem but I would look elsewhere.<br>
<br><ul><li>Ask the sender if he really did attach the zip file.  </li><li>Ask him if he attached it using the attachment button or if he dragged and dropped it on his email program.</li><li>Try opening the headers fully (View/Headers/All) and look for clues</li>
<li>Turn off View attachments inline (in the View Menu) and try again<br></li></ul><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 5:39 PM, keith smith <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:klsmith2020@yahoo.com">klsmith2020@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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Hi,<br><br>I use Thunderbird on win xp.  When I get a message with an attachment it is always  included in the body of the email.<br><br>Today I received an email with two attachments, one was a text file and the other a zip file.  I could not open the message.  I assume it has to to do with Thunderbird wanting to include the zip in the body of the message.  <br>
<br>I&#39;ve Googled and checked help, as well as poked around Thunderbird to no avail.  <br><br>I am stuck.  Any suggestions are much appreciated.<br><br>------------------------<br>
Keith Smith</td></tr></tbody></table><br>

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