removing access to unsafe attachments

[Carol Husted]

Every once in a while I will get the message that "OE has
removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your
mail" I have not thought much about it until I e-mailed
myself some attachments from my home computer which I know
does not have a virus and the attachments are
not "unsafe" If it automatically removes access to it,
can I somehow get access to the attachments I sent. I
really need to have them here at work and they are too big
to put on a disk and bring with me.

Any help?

Carol Husted

 

[Mcploppy ©]

Carol Husted Bashed at the keyboard and said:

Every once in a while I will get the message that "OE has
removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your
mail" I have not thought much about it until I e-mailed
myself some attachments from my home computer which I know
does not have a virus and the attachments are
not "unsafe" If it automatically removes access to it,
can I somehow get access to the attachments I sent. I
really need to have them here at work and they are too big
to put on a disk and bring with me.

Any help?

Carol Husted

In Outlook Express go to Tools, Options, Security, and uncheck "Do not allow
attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus".


Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in Outlook Express After You Install SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329570

OLEXP Using Virus Protection Features in Outlook Express 6 (Q291387)
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q291/3/87.ASP

You may need to read this next bit also:

Why some file types and not others

That's a decision Microsoft has made.

Fortunately, if you disagree, it is possible to add or subtract file types
from the Internet Explorer unsafe file list.

In Control Panel, double-click the Folder Options icon.

On the File Types tab, scroll through the list and highlight the file type,
forexample PDF, and click Advanced.

Remove the tick in the box marked "Confirm open after download".

Now you can have Outlook Express disallowing access to potentially unsafe
files, but excluding Adobe's PDF files.

Enjoy

 

[John Kaurloto]

I am more familiar with Outlook than Outlook Express
(which I assume you are using given the message "OE has
removed..."), but to my knowledge there is no way to turn
this off. It is essentially (as I understand it) to keep
HTML mail (and certain files) from launching viruses.

To get around this sometimes annoying Microsoft idea,
(from home) either put the files in a Zip file or simply
rename the file without the three letter extension before
attaching and sending. (At work) After saving the
attachment, rename the file with the appropriate extension.

Example:
an Access file is MyFile.MDB
the MDB is recognized by Outlook and Outlook Express as a
potential risk and denies it.
Renaming the file to MyFile (without the .MDB) will pass
through Outlook protection.

file extensions denied are .EXE, .MDB, .URL etc.

You may have to go to Windows Explorer and turn the
extensions on - you do not see them by default if memory
serves.
Depending upon the version of Windows it's a little
different but typically:
Launch WIndows Explorer
click View, Folder Options, then select the View Tab
Remove the check mark from "Hide file extensions for known
file types"
Click OK
Then click View, Refresh, to see the file names with their
extensions.
Rename the files you need without the extension, then
attach them and send them. (Don't forget to put the
extension back after you send the file)
And when you do this (rename minus the three leter
extension, Windows will give you a warning error - it's
supposed to do that.

Placing them in a Zip file is far easier if you know how.

Hope this helps

John