attachments

[Fritzaroo]

Hello,

I just purchased a HP notebook with Windows XP are
installed. When I try to open attachments from my
friends in Outlook Express, I get the following across
the top. OE REMOVED ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENTS
IN YOUR MAIL.

I know that the attachments are safe but I don't know how
to override this blockage.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you very much for your help

 

[Guest]

In Outlook Express go to Tools > Options > Security and uncheck the box "DO
NOT ALLOW ATTACHMENTS TO BE SAVED OR OPENED THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A VIRUS"

 

[nwtante]

My mother is having the same problem with her Outlook
Express email attachments. I would like to help her with
this but don't know where to start either. Have you
heard anything?

 

[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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