new outlook express attachment blocker

[Wendy Tuch]

Dear Fellow Users of Outlook Express:

I understand that a default program re: deleting
attachments automatically has been activated.

It is critical that I open some attachments in order to
do business! Inability to open attachments impacts my
ability to interact with vendors and clients, alike. In
addition, a number of friends and relatives send me
attachments on a regular basis. I must be able to access!

How do I disable this software? I would appreciate some
help right away as there are two attachments I needed
Monday (this is Thurs).

Sincerely,

Dr. Wendy Tuch

 

[Mike Mueller]

Tools >Options >Security >Do not allow... checkbox should
be cleared. This is nothing new, it has been there since
SP1 last year

Mike


: Dear Fellow Users of Outlook Express:
:
: I understand that a default program re: deleting
: attachments automatically has been activated.
:
: It is critical that I open some attachments in order to
: do business! Inability to open attachments impacts my
: ability to interact with vendors and clients, alike. In
: addition, a number of friends and relatives send me
: attachments on a regular basis. I must be able to access!
:
: How do I disable this software? I would appreciate some
: help right away as there are two attachments I needed
: Monday (this is Thurs).
:
: Sincerely,
:
: Dr. Wendy Tuch

 

[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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