Save an Email in .EML or .MSG format

To save a message in .eml or .msg format, take the following steps.

From Outlook:

1. Highlight the message in your mail email program.
2. Select File > Save As... from the top menu.
3. Choose Text Only (*.txt) as the format.
4. Add .eml to the end of the file name.
   
5. Click Save to save the .eml  file to your computer.

From Webmail:

1. Log into Webmail. How to log into Webmail.
2. Select the message.
3. Click the 'floppy disk' icon on the top right to save the message.
   
4. The message will be saved to the Downloads folder on your computer.

From Gmail

1. Log in to Gmail.
2. Right-click on the message.
3. Select Forward as attachment. 
   
   
   
4. Send the message. It will be sent as an .eml file attachment.

From Apple Mail on macOS:

1. Select a message and choose Save As from the File menu.
2. Select the "raw message source" format to save the message.
3. You may also drag any message out of the Mail window, then drop and save it directly to your Desktop folder.

From AOL:

1. See: How To Save An AOL Email Message To Your Computer.

Please note that the .eml or .msg file should not be converted from other message formats, contain any forwards, or have its content otherwise altered.

If you are experiencing problems sending .eml or .msg files because they are getting rejected for containing SPAM-like characteristics, add the messages in question to an archive (zip file) before sending them. Instructions: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Zip-File

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