outlook express security

From: adam (adam@telus.net)
Date: 12/19/02 

From: "adam" <adam@telus.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 10:10:22 -0800

Does this function also prevent IE from launching and
displaying a web page the mail message is pointing to?
 
A lot of spam messages today contain an IE 'trigger'
causing automatic connection to an unwanted web page - a
very annoing function. I would love to know how to prevent
this.

Adam

 
>-----Original Message-----
>You can also choose which attachments OE allows access to
>and still use this
>very good safety measure for other unwanted file
>type/attachments
>
>In IE6....Start >>> Settings>>>Folder options>>>file
>types>>>edit>>>check
>"confirm open after download" which will deny access to
>the particular file
>type and from being saved etc.....uncheck to allow access
>to that file type
>and those attachments with that particular file type and
>it will come thru
>as a normal attachment with full access.....you can also
>add new file types
>if you wish
>
>
>> Tools Options Security Uncheck Do not Allow Attachments
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>When I receive ANY attached file and try to open it,
>>Outlook Express defaults to a message that says "OE
>>removed access to the following unsafe attachments."
Not
>>sure if they mean virus or otherwise, but I can not seem
>>to override or eliminate that default. Please advise.
>>.
>>
>.
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: worm/virus impact
    ... I've checked my settings in both OE and the file type ... The worm was executed, but it was run under a limited ... > to enable the ability in Outlook Express to block unsafe attachments. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: JPG Attachment Opening Nag Screen
    ... Start Outlook Express. ... Click the Security tab and remove the check from "Do not allow attachments to be ... Open After Download file type setting to determine whether a file is classed as ... There is a | check box to uncheck so that it just opens files but the check box | is grayed out. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: My Guess is This is Common--Attachments to E-Mail Not Accessible
    ... This is totally by design and is part of the new security features in Outlook ... Express since SP1. ... Click the Security tab and remove the check from "Do not allow attachments to be ... Open After Download file type setting to determine whether a file is classed as ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • RE: Outlook Express
    ... I'm giving you an excerpt from a security document I have, which can help you solve this and future probs with attachments: ... "Outlook Express prior to version 6.0 had no intrinsic protection against malicious file ... In Windows NT select View/Options/File Types tab, ... file type of interest, and click Edit. ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • RE: OE removing attachments
    ... I'm giving you an excerpt from a security document I have, which can help you solve this and future probs with attachments: ... "Outlook Express prior to version 6.0 had no intrinsic protection against malicious file ... In Windows NT select View/Options/File Types tab, ... file type of interest, and click Edit. ...
    (microsoft.public.security)