Unable to open attachments

From: JP (JPBaillon_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/02/03


Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:11:11 -0700

OE is outlook express

go to tools menu then options at the bottom this will open
a new window.
click on security tab and clear the checkbox that says "Do
not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could
potentially be a virus"

that should fix it!

>-----Original Message-----
>I just set up my new computer today and had my husband
>email me back some of my documents from my old computer
>that I had emailed to him. However, when I try to open
>the attachments I get a notice saying "OE removed access
>to the following unsafe attachments in your mail." These
>attachments are safe and I need to open them. What
>is "OE" and how can I get it to stop blocking my
>attachments? Thank you for any help.
>.
>



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