Re: opening attachments in outlook express
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 02/20/04
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:59:04 -0700
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
-- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "Kim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9D0D499B-4D9E-4202-9990-374777E2D0BF@microsoft.com... > When people send me emails with attachments, outlook express always > says they are unsafe and I am unable to open them. I know they are > coming from reliable sources and do not contain viruses. Does > anyone know how I can change that setting?
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