My Outlook Express won't let me see good attached e-mail file

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David

At the top of e-mail is a message that says:

OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in
you mail:

This message has been seen by many friends and I have it
on my office computer. There is no problem with it yet
Outlook Express won't let me see it. Can I turn that
feature off or adjust it?

What gives?

DCP
 
David said:
At the top of e-mail is a message that says:

OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in
you mail:

This message has been seen by many friends and I have it
on my office computer. There is no problem with it yet
Outlook Express won't let me see it. Can I turn that
feature off or adjust it?
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Hi

This is fixed with some simple menu choices :-)

Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in OE After You Install SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329570

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
 
Greetings --

Outlook Express' new (post SP1) 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 sender, of course. And by trusting the
sender, I mean: Is he or she sufficiently computer-savvy to have taken
precautions and not to have become infected with a mass-emailing worm
or virus? Most viruses spread because their creators count on our
blindly opening emails from friends and acquaintances.

The wiser course of action, however, might 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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