receiving mdb files

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Lisa Simpson

I have Outlook 2000. I also have someone that needs to regularly send me
Access mdb files, but Outlook 2000 is blocking them; how do I get Outlook
2000 to NOT DO THAT? : }
 
Lisa Simpson said:
I have Outlook 2000. I also have someone that needs to regularly send
me
Access mdb files, but Outlook 2000 is blocking them; how do I get
Outlook
2000 to NOT DO THAT? : }
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Tell your sender to rename the file to <filename>.mdx (or whatever
extension you like that is not considered a hazardous filetype) and
e-mail that to you. Then rename it back to the .mdb extension when you
save the attachment.
 
Hi Lisa,

Microsoft Outlook includes a feature that blocks attachments that are considered unsafe. This security feature provides an additional level of protection against malicious e-mail
messages. By default, this feature has been implemented in each version of Outlook since Microsoft Outlook 2000 Service Release 1 (SR1).

If you consistently receive the same type of files from one individual, the easiest way and safest to overcome your problem is to have the sender rename the extension of the file they are
sending from filename.mdb to filename.txt. Once you save the file to your hard drive, you can them rename the file to filename.mdb. If you would like change the way in which Outlook
blocks attachments, please refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article EN-US;829982.

You can access this article by clicking on the link below.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;829982

This will walk you through the steps needed to unblock certain types of attachements.

Regards,

Scott Atkins MCSE, MCSA
Partner Technical Lead - Outlook
Microsoft Technical Support
for Platforms and Business Applications
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Thanks all!

Scott Atkins said:
Hi Lisa,

Microsoft Outlook includes a feature that blocks attachments that are
Click to expand...
considered unsafe. This security feature provides an additional level of
protection against malicious e-mail
messages. By default, this feature has been implemented in each version of
Click to expand...
Outlook since Microsoft Outlook 2000 Service Release 1 (SR1).
If you consistently receive the same type of files from one individual,
Click to expand...
the easiest way and safest to overcome your problem is to have the sender
rename the extension of the file they are
sending from filename.mdb to filename.txt. Once you save the file to your
Click to expand...
hard drive, you can them rename the file to filename.mdb. If you would like
change the way in which Outlook
 
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