Viewing Attachments in emails

How can I view an attachment in an email without downloading it first?
Bruce

I don't have yahoo, so I'm not aware of anything you have.
However, this is a bit of semantics. There is no possible way to view anything on your computer unless the data was transferred to your computer. While you may not think you've downloaded it, you have. It may be hidden from you, but it is still downloaded.
You can view an attachment in the Mail reading pane. If Mail can display it, you will view it inline in the reading pane. If Mail cannot display it, it will show up as an icon. If your have a Quicklook generator for the file type, you can quicklook the attachment in Mail.
If the image is embedded in an html message and the source is served up on another server, you can view it inline if you have the option checked in Mail's preferences or if you click the Load Images button.

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