Apparently arbitrary removal of attachments automagically by MS Outlook and Outlook Express

[Ted Byers]

This problem involves both Outlook and Outlook Express. Both are behaving
identically in this issue.

What is happening is that when my colleague sends me an Access database,
either as a naked mdb file or compressed in a zip archive, Outlook has the
unmitigated gall to delete it. What I see in the attachments field is a
message from Outlook claiming that it blocked access to a dangerous file. I
have not found anything in the options that relates to this, but maybe I
lookd in the wrong place. The message I saw is absolute nonsense. I know
well the chap who is sending it, and it is just an MDB file. And, I DO have
Norton's Internet security package, which includes its antivirus software,
and it is almost religiously kept up to date, so there is minimal risk in
receiving the file. I would not be opening it in Outlook anyway. Instead
I'd save it and use Access to open it.

Has anyone seen this behaviour before? Is there a fix for it, or any way to
force access to the file it has blocked? I am quite angry with MS Outlook
because of this. I hate it when software arbitrarily decides to pre-empt my
own judgement like this. It is my responsibility to make judgements in
these matters, not my software. If my software detects a aproblem, it ought
to be notifying me and allowing me to make a decision, much as Norton can be
configured to do.

Cheers,

Ted

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm to learn how to get
the attachments off. One popular method is Attachment Options from
www.slovaktech.com

For more information on the security features, see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm

If you use OE, hit Forward on a message and open or save the attachment,
then close the message. Or disable it using tools | options | security.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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[Ted Byers]

Hi Diane,

Thanks. I found the relevant checkbox in Outlook express, and changed its
setting. Hopefully, the next time the email comes in with the file, the
attachment will be there for me to save to the disk. Does changing it there
also affect how Outlook behaves? I am running W2k with Office 2K. And I
routinely apply any and all updates to both, as well as to NIS.

Since you're an expert in Outlook, let me ask you a question about a
completely different issue. Is there a way to make Outlook Express and
Outlook share mail folders? Or is there a way to make Outlook Express use
Outlook for any and all mail tasks (as in when I want to reply by email to
someone who has posted a message to a newsgroup)?

Thanks again,

Ted

See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm to learn how to get
the attachments off. One popular method is Attachment Options from
www.slovaktech.com

For more information on the security features, see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm

If you use OE, hit Forward on a message and open or save the attachment,
then close the message. Or disable it using tools | options | security.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

This problem involves both Outlook and Outlook Express. Both are behaving
identically in this issue.

What is happening is that when my colleague sends me an Access database,
either as a naked mdb file or compressed in a zip archive, Outlook has the
unmitigated gall to delete it. What I see in the attachments field is a
message from Outlook claiming that it blocked access to a dangerous

file.

I
have not found anything in the options that relates to this, but maybe I
lookd in the wrong place. The message I saw is absolute nonsense. I know
well the chap who is sending it, and it is just an MDB file. And, I DO have
Norton's Internet security package, which includes its antivirus software,
and it is almost religiously kept up to date, so there is minimal risk in
receiving the file. I would not be opening it in Outlook anyway. Instead
I'd save it and use Access to open it.

Has anyone seen this behaviour before? Is there a fix for it, or any

way

to
force access to the file it has blocked? I am quite angry with MS Outlook
because of this. I hate it when software arbitrarily decides to

pre-empt

my
own judgement like this. It is my responsibility to make judgements in
these matters, not my software. If my software detects a aproblem, it ought
to be notifying me and allowing me to make a decision, much as Norton

can

be
configured to do.

Cheers,

Ted

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

on attachments, you need to use the Outlook fix:
See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm to learn how to get
the attachments off. One popular method is Attachment Options from
www.slovaktech.com

Outlook and Express use two different file systems - you can import/export
between them, but not share. if outlook is the default mail program (IE's
tools, options, programs menu) then replying to news posts by mail should
use outlook.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

Hi Diane,

Thanks. I found the relevant checkbox in Outlook express, and changed its
setting. Hopefully, the next time the email comes in with the file, the
attachment will be there for me to save to the disk. Does changing it there
also affect how Outlook behaves? I am running W2k with Office 2K. And I
routinely apply any and all updates to both, as well as to NIS.

Since you're an expert in Outlook, let me ask you a question about a
completely different issue. Is there a way to make Outlook Express and
Outlook share mail folders? Or is there a way to make Outlook Express use
Outlook for any and all mail tasks (as in when I want to reply by email to
someone who has posted a message to a newsgroup)?

Thanks again,

Ted

See http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm to learn how to get
the attachments off. One popular method is Attachment Options from
www.slovaktech.com

For more information on the security features, see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm

If you use OE, hit Forward on a message and open or save the attachment,
then close the message. Or disable it using tools | options | security.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Search for answers: http://groups.google.com
Most recent posts to the Outlook newsgroups:

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.outlook.*&num=30

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