Attachment Security Warning, Type Unknown, Save to Disk

[Dennis W. Bulgrien]

The attachment is a .bas Basic source code file. Windows associates .bas with
my editor. Why does Outlook not know that it can open it as a text file? Is
there a way to associate new file types in Outlook?

WARNING! This file may contain a virus that can be harmful to your computer.
You must save this file to disk before it can be opened. It is important to be
VERY certain that this file is safe before you open it.
Filename: temp.bas
Type: <Unknown>

 

[Roady]

You can change the default program in Control panel-> Folder Options-> tab
File Types.

However; *.bas files are by default level 1 security files. You probably
downgraded this to a level 2. You cannot downgrade a level 2 file.

For more info on blocked atachments;
http://www.sparnaaij.net/faq/blockedattachments.htm
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[Dennis W. Bulgrien]

I added .bas; the icon for the attachment is that of my text editor. However,
the dialog still shows Type: <Unknown> and the same limited options (Save or
Cancel). I had also followed blockedattachments.htm to add .bas to the
Level1Remove. Note that this e-mail is in my Sent Items folder so I am only
dealing with openning not receiving attachments. Why does it say type is
unknown?

You can change the default program in Control panel-> Folder Options-> tab
File Types.

However; *.bas files are by default level 1 security files. You probably
downgraded this to a level 2. You cannot downgrade a level 2 file.

For more info on blocked atachments;
http://www.sparnaaij.net/faq/blockedattachments.htm

 

[Roady]

This is correct. Since you added it to Level1Remove it is now a Level 2
security file. Level 2 security files are not allowed to be directly opened
from Outlook but need to be saved first. You cannot change this behaviour.

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