Why does a .gif save as a .bmp in Outlook?

[cx]

I have Outlook 2000. When I try to right click and save an animated .gif
file embedded in an e-mail message, the only format available is .bmp. Why
can't I save it in its original format of .gif?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

See http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/saveembeddedpictures.htm

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