attachments are removed by OE

[Jeanne]

Just bought a new computer.
All e-mails with attachments are having the attachments
removed by "OE"
Message appears "OE removed access to this unsafe
attachment ...
removes all, even .doc and .pdf files.

How do I change settings?

 

[davetest]

Just bought a new computer.
All e-mails with attachments are having the attachments
removed by "OE"
Message appears "OE removed access to this unsafe
attachment ...
removes all, even .doc and .pdf files.

How do I change settings?

tools/options.security/
uncheck the item that says "do not allow attachments..."

Dave

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Just bought a new computer.
All e-mails with attachments are having the attachments
removed by "OE"
Message appears "OE removed access to this unsafe
attachment ...
removes all, even .doc and .pdf files.

How do I change settings?
.
Did you get a response to this? I am having the same

problems and don't see any reply on the site to resolve
the security from level 1 setting to level 2

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Outlook Express' default security settings are simply trying to
protect you. OE has no way of telling whether an attachment actually
contains a virus or not, so it temporarily blocks any of those file
types that could potentially contain a virus. In Outlook Express,
Tools > Options > Security, uncheck the "Do not allow attachments to
be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" option, assuming
you trust the source, of course. The wiser course of action, however,
would be to modify your list of unsafe files, as outlined in the KB
articles below:

Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in OE After You Install SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q329570

Information About the Unsafe File List in Internet Explorer 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;291369

OLEXP Using Virus Protection Features in Outlook Express 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;291387


Bruce Chambers

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