Technical problem

[seabolt]

Nowadays, Windows automatically renames files when you already have a file of that name in your Downloads folder. Let's say your opponent sends you SpEml001.dat for Turn 17. Your Downloads folder probably has 16 prior versions in it, so this one will be named:

SpEml001 (17).dat

That's Windows speak for "this is the 17th file with that name that you've downloaded since you last emptied the Downloads folder."

Maybe trying to play a PBEM game with a "corrupted" file name is causing your problems?

It's simple to fix. Go to PBEM Games folder and manually delete the space and (xx) from the filename before trying to open the turn.