Outlook Express paperclip attachments

[cbs]

Recently I downloaded some updates for my windows 2000.
Now, I am unable to open attachments in my outlook
express when I click on the paperclip. The message
says "OE removed access to the following unsafe
attachments in your e-mail" Please advise on how to
regain access to all attachments.

 

[G. Samuel Hays]

In outlook express, click
Tools,
Options,
Security,
then uncheck the "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could
potentially be a virus".
That should do ya up.

Hey, its better than outlook proper. You have to add a registry key for
that.

-Sam

 

[Bryan Martin]

on your menu (ie. file, edit, view etc...) at the top click
tools->options->security tab->uncheck do not allow attachments to be
opened.....

Bryan Martin
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Guest]

I believe tools - options - security tab - email
attachments.

its definitely in there somewhere, just keep fiddlin in
that area till you find something about security levels,
and set the level a bit lower.

It's probably set to the highest, which pretty much flags
all attachments.

 

[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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