What is .eml?

[Jensen Somers]

Karl Larsen wrote:
>     I have some files sent to me by Igor in Russia that are 
> filename_pps.eml and when I click on the file it comes up in Gedit. I 
> wonder if .eml is a compressed for or something? Perhaps like .zip?
> 
> Karl
> 

They are email files, most likely sent with Outlook or Outlook Express. 
Most file extensions can belong to multiple programs however, but the 
emails from outlook are the most common usage.

- Jensen