what does this mean in an email ?

[- Bobb -]

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but rather a
pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a cookie on my pc.


any insight ?
Thanks

 

[Malke]

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but rather a
pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a cookie on my pc.

It means that either this email is malware or your friend sent it
weirdly. I'd be cautious and 1) delete it most certainly without
clicking on the attachment; 2) ask your friend if s/he sent this. It's
possible that your friend's computer is infected or s/he just needs to
learn how to share pictures with you.


Malke

 

[John John]

Unless you are absolutely certain of the provenance of the attachment
you should absolutely not open it! With the use of a proper mail
screening utility it shouldn't even have made it to your machine, it
should have been deleted on the mail server. If you are certain of the
provenance and if you wish to view it you should have your AV program
scan it to make sure that it doesn't contain any viruses. If it's
clean, and if you know it to be a jpg picture then rename the file
extension and you will then be able to open it with your default jpeg
viewer, you can rename it as image001.jpg. or right click on it and
select Open with...

John

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I have a number of pictures in my Pictures folder that have !cid in the
title and are not malware.

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 1/23/2008 5:33 AM, and on a whim, - Bobb - pounded
out on the keyboard:

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but rather a
pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a cookie on my pc.


any insight ?
Thanks

Hi Bobb,

I see that all the time when posting images or sound bits on a test
multimedia site. It's just a form of a URL that allows references to
messages within other body parts of messages. CID stands for
"Content-ID". When I save a draft of a test post, my mail client embeds
the file from my hard drive into the message post and creates the CID
reference. Otherwise the file would wind up referencing the file on
your hard drive; something that would not be available to anyone you
send it to. Usually the file name remains intact, but there are times
when it doesn't, but the file data is complete.

--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

 

[- Bobb -]

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but rather a
pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a cookie on my
pc.

It means that either this email is malware or your friend sent it
weirdly. I'd be cautious and 1) delete it most certainly without
clicking on the attachment; 2) ask your friend if s/he sent this. It's
possible that your friend's computer is infected or s/he just needs to
learn how to share pictures with you.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Why do you say that ? ( I'm not arguing - just trying to learn)
I did email the sender - no reply yet.
I'm running NAV - up to date.

[ What I FIRST tried when I saw its properties - block all internet
activity at firewall. Saved email message as html. Opened html file and
where the pictures should be - empty boxes with a red x in upper left. (
As I thought would happened since I had stopped network. So, it IS
fetching them when on my screen ??)
Then (with network still off) , I opened email - FORWARD, right-clicked
on each photo then COPY.
Opened Paint and PASTED - saved file to a folder. Did that for each of the
17 pictures. I got all the photos saved as bmp's without accessing network
again. ]

 

[- Bobb -]

The date and time was 1/23/2008 5:33 AM, and on a whim, - Bobb - pounded
out on the keyboard:

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but rather a
pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a cookie on my
pc.


any insight ?
Thanks

Hi Bobb,

I see that all the time when posting images or sound bits on a test
multimedia site. <snipped> When I save a draft of a test post, my mail
client embeds the file from my hard drive into the message post and
creates the CID reference.

Kinda lost me there .... So when the recipient reads the email, it is
fetching the file from YOUR PC ????

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

No, the file is embedded in the email. The reference is to prevent the
email from fetching from the original location. So it WON'T try to look on
his hard drive.

The date and time was 1/23/2008 5:33 AM, and on a whim, - Bobb - pounded
out on the keyboard:

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but rather a
pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a cookie on my
pc.


any insight ?
Thanks

Hi Bobb,

I see that all the time when posting images or sound bits on a test
multimedia site. <snipped> When I save a draft of a test post, my mail
client embeds the file from my hard drive into the message post and
creates the CID reference.

Kinda lost me there .... So when the recipient reads the email, it is
fetching the file from YOUR PC ????

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 1/23/2008 10:17 AM, and on a whim, - Bobb -
pounded out on the keyboard:

The date and time was 1/23/2008 5:33 AM, and on a whim, - Bobb - pounded
out on the keyboard:

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but rather a
pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a cookie on my
pc.


any insight ?
Thanks

Hi Bobb,

I see that all the time when posting images or sound bits on a test
multimedia site. <snipped> When I save a draft of a test post, my mail
client embeds the file from my hard drive into the message post and
creates the CID reference.

Kinda lost me there .... So when the recipient reads the email, it is
fetching the file from YOUR PC ????

Well, you snipped the explanation, so I can understand why you're lost.
Read it again. The CID is given by the mail client used for the
attachment. Usually the name will remain intact, but for some reason in
your case that isn't happening. Sometimes different clients interpret
differently.

--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

 

[Doug W.]

I come across this all of the time.
Just save the darned image and then scan it with your "favorite"
AV pgm. Most likely the default name is just part of the coding.
Just re-name the bloody picture to what ever you want. There can
be malicious stuff carried by email, but I would lay odds that
this is not one of them thar baddies.
-
Doug W.
-
p.s. read Terry R's replies...they explain it well.

 

[- Bobb -]

I come across this all of the time.
Just save the darned image

I tried. I couldn't save it from the email message. When I tried to
right-click on the picture, SAVE is not an option ( since it is not a
picture - it is part of the message - not an attachment.

and then scan it with your "favorite"
AV pgm. Most likely the default name is just part of the coding.
Just re-name the bloody picture to what ever you want. There can
be malicious stuff carried by email, but I would lay odds that
this is not one of them thar baddies.
-
Doug W.
-
p.s. read Terry R's replies...they explain it well.

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I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but
rather a pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a
cookie on my pc.


any insight ?
Thanks

 

[Bob I]

Open the message as TEXT, then the "image" should become an attachment.

I come across this all of the time.
Just save the darned image

I tried. I couldn't save it from the email message. When I tried to
right-click on the picture, SAVE is not an option ( since it is not a
picture - it is part of the message - not an attachment.

and then scan it with your "favorite"
AV pgm. Most likely the default name is just part of the coding.
Just re-name the bloody picture to what ever you want. There can
be malicious stuff carried by email, but I would lay odds that
this is not one of them thar baddies.
-
Doug W.
-
p.s. read Terry R's replies...they explain it well.

--------------------------------------------------------------

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

what the heck does that mean ?
So it looks to me like not an ATTACHMENT to the email - but
rather a pointer to ... somwhere ... my concern is:
is that just a spyware site trying to get info from me /a
cookie on my pc.


any insight ?
Thanks

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 1/23/2008 5:17 PM, and on a whim, - Bobb - pounded
out on the keyboard:

I come across this all of the time.
Just save the darned image

I tried. I couldn't save it from the email message. When I tried to
right-click on the picture, SAVE is not an option ( since it is not a
picture - it is part of the message - not an attachment.

-
Doug W.
-
p.s. read Terry R's replies...they explain it well.

--------------------------------------------------------------

I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

You can't select Save? First you said you could choose "SAVE AS". Is
that correct? If so, just back out the characters AFTER the .jpg and
modify the name to your liking. Using the example above, I'd name it:
image001.jpg

If it's part of the email (not showing in the attachment window), can
you right click on the image and select Save As?

--
Terry R.

***Reply Note***
Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.

 

[HeyBub]

Why do you say that ? ( I'm not arguing - just trying to learn)
I did email the sender - no reply yet.
I'm running NAV - up to date.

We all know not to open attachements from strangers, but malware authors are
clever.

If a bit of malware can infect one system, that malware can send emails with
a nasty payload to everyone in the computer's address book.

The subject email may have come to you without your friend's knowledge.

 

[- Bobb -]

The date and time was 1/23/2008 5:17 PM, and on a whim, - Bobb - pounded
out on the keyboard:

I come across this all of the time.
Just save the darned image

I tried. I couldn't save it from the email message. When I tried to
right-click on the picture, SAVE is not an option ( since it is not a
picture - it is part of the message - not an attachment.

-
Doug W.
-
p.s. read Terry R's replies...they explain it well.

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I got email from a friend and in there are pictures.
When I right-click on the picture and choose SAVE AS:
this is the default name:
!cid_image001.jpg@01C85C0D[1]

You can't select Save? First you said you could choose "SAVE AS". Is
that correct? If so, just back out the characters AFTER the .jpg and
modify the name to your liking. Using the example above, I'd name it:
image001.jpg

I could not "save" - not a right-click option for me. ( I'd attach a jpg
but not cool for newsgroups, so I'll detail below.)

If it's part of the email (not showing in the attachment window), can
you right click on the image and select Save As?

What I did was "forward" the email ,then when In OE, I clicked on each
picture in the email ( not attachments) and COPY. Opened Paint and PASTE -
Save file as bmp. Did that for all 18 pictures and got them saved onto my
Pc OK.
So I'm all set now - my question was really a " how come it's like that ?
" question. I did get by it.
Thanks to all.

 

[- Bobb -]

We all know not to open attachements from strangers, but malware authors
are clever.

If a bit of malware can infect one system, that malware can send emails
with a nasty payload to everyone in the computer's address book.

The subject email may have come to you without your friend's knowledge.

No he DID send it. He got it like that and just fowarded. There was an
attachment from his Avast scanner that the file was safe - but the photos
were inmbedded . When I could not "save as", that's when I turned off my
NIC ( to be safe) and went about dissecting the email. I did want to send
along to friends, but NOT if possibly spyware. Issued is resolved now as I
did get the pictures saved as bitmaps ( in message a few I just left
below)
Thanks for the help.