On win XP - OE removed attachments which it considered unsafe?

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Hi! I'm new to XP & Newsgroup.Wondered anyone familar with & can help me
with this problems (refer to subjectline). Received emails without
attachments , sometimes without contents, just headings. What does it means
by OE, its functions & advise whether to disable it.?


Thanks
Loh
 
Open OE and select tools/options. Select the "security" tab, and uncheck the box that reads "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus"

----- JonLoh wrote: ----

Hi! I'm new to XP & Newsgroup.Wondered anyone familar with & can help m
with this problems (refer to subjectline). Received emails withou
attachments , sometimes without contents, just headings. What does it mean
by OE, its functions & advise whether to disable it.


Thank
Lo
 
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



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