unable to open attachments

[frank]

I am unable to open attachments i e-mail that is sent to
me. Outlook Express deletes the attachments saying that
they are harmful. I've seen the attachments and see no
harm in the articles sent. Does anyone know how I can
rectify my problem, since I am new to the computer world
and am learning daily. Also, I am trying popup
eliminator but many still get through. What is the best
way to stop them?

 

[Rifleman]

The original poster pointed out that he was new to computing. He may not yet
have mastered searching newsgroups or the web for answers. What we really
need is a newsgroup for newusers to ask simple questions in, so they dont
annoy you. Perhaps it could be called microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Surely if they posted such questions to such a newsgroup, idiots like you
wouldn't post shitty put-down replies.
Hope the sarcasm isn't lost on you.

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers and a
copy was sent to the cited author.]

I am unable to open attachments i e-mail that is sent to
me. Outlook Express deletes the attachments saying that
they are harmful. I've seen the attachments and see no
harm in the articles sent. Does anyone know how I can
rectify my problem, since I am new to the computer world
and am learning daily. Also, I am trying popup
eliminator but many still get through. What is the best
way to stop them?

Google search on "Outlook Express Denies Access to" gives 6,400 hits in
0.11 secs.

Have you read the Help-Readme file?

Have you even TRIED to see some of the THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of posts
about this?

How about news.newusers.questions ?

 

[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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