How to Open EML Files

Most of us who have to send and receive emails on a regular basis, have to use an email client - a kind of computer program intended for composing and managing users' email messages. These programs are called 'clients' because their email systems are based on a client-server architecture. A message created in a client is routed to the server, to which the client is connected, and then it is re-routed to the destination defined by the sender.

Email clients are installed on PCs and therefore make it possible for users to read their emails even without IT connection. Web-applications, which provide similar services and perform similar functions, are referred to as webmail and require IT connection.

EML is a file format for email messages created in Microsoft Outlook Express - one of the popular email clients. There are other apps that support EML files as well.

• EML files can be opened in Internet Explorer, because they are formatted as MHT files. If you replace the .eml extension with .mht expression, you can open files in Internet Explorer.
• There is also another client, which can be helpful in opening EML files - Microsoft Exchange Server Outlook WebAccess.
• Mozilla Thunderbird is another popular email client, which you can also use to view your EML files.

In case you don't have any email clients installed on your PC, you may use a special viewer to open EML.