Want to see .eot files

[The Reeve Family]

I am using Outlook 2000 with XP and receive html emails with embedded text.
I am unable to see the text as the sender intends. The .eot file is
attached but I see the text in my system's default type. Is there a
setting or something I need to change? Thank you for your help.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I'm not familiar with .eot file format, what program is creating them? if
you are using Zone Alarm, it may be doing it - can change formats for
security purposes.

 

[The Reeve Family]

I'm not familiar with .eot file format, what program is creating them?

An .eot file is an embedded font file usually created by MS Web Embedding
Font tool. An .eot file is a smaller version of a font file that allows the
reader to see the text in the font style the writer intended without the
reader needing the font on their system.

if you are using Zone Alarm, it may be doing it - can change formats for
security purposes.

I'm not using Zone Alarm, but I am using McAfee fire wall. Outlook is set
up for full access though.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

I'm not sure if this is possible. The same goes for if you formatted the
message by means of a CSS-file. Have you seen/got this working before?

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[The Reeve Family]

I'm not sure if this is possible. The same goes for if you formatted the

message by means of a CSS-file. Have you seen/got this working before?

I have not been able to see this before, but the creators of such emails do
it often. Outlook Express is okay with .eot files and I can view html
documents just fine in Outlook, everything in its place other than the font.
The .eot files (embedded fonts) are useful so people can view the document
consistently. These files are also used for such things as power point and
web pages. I prefer to use Outlook 2000 because for some reason, I can't
view inserted graphics in OE, it just splits them out as attachments at the
end of the message.

 

[George Hester]

eot files are usually included in Web pages in the <style> element so that people can see the page in the font the designer intended. Normally they are dependent on the server where they reside. They go into the Tempoary Internet Files folder. Often the client will be asked if they want tio "install" the font. Sort of a misnomer since nothing is really installed.

If the eot is coming as an attachment the eot has to be put in a temporary location so that the email message can access it. This can be done a few ways. For example some images are embedded in a e-mail they are not attachments. There is a section in the headers that "explains" how the image is deciphered. I have never done this with eot files. But I suspect if they come as attachments there is nothing that can be done. Unless if Outllook puts the HTML email in a temporary location when you are reading the email. Then you could put the eot in the same folder and likely get what you are looking for.

Check your IE Security Properties under right-click IE icon on desktop | Properties | Security | Custom Level... | Downloads | check Font download. Then on the Advanced tab | Browsing | Enable Install on Demand. That might get what you want. But remember many AV applications will stop this anyway and again as an attachment I don't think even this will help.

 

[The Reeve Family]

Thank you, George for the information. It is starting to help define this
problem for me.
I have already had the font download enabled.
Could the problem be something to do with the security updates from
Microsoft?
I remember someone writing about how the .eot files started to work after
they did a system restore.


Check your IE Security Properties under right-click IE icon on desktop |
Properties | Security | Custom Level... | Downloads | check Font download.
Then on the Advanced tab | Browsing | Enable Install on Demand. That might
get what you want. But remember many AV applications will stop this anyway
and again as an attachment I don't think even this will help.