Re: Blocking inbound e-mail attachments

From: Jay (Jay_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/12/05 

Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 07:09:43 -0700

Your instruction at least allowed me to save the file onto my drive, thank
you, but when I click on it to open it, I get a error message saying "The
parameter is incorrect". Any idea what this is referring to?
Thx

"Gordon" wrote:

> Jay wrote:
> || I appreciate your quick reply ... I guess your answer is what they
> || call "British humour" ... at any rate, since I am not technically
> || inclined nor have I ever participated in such a 'chat' before,
> || please forgive me not being totally familiar with all the info that
> || someone might need to answer my question. To answer yours however,
> || it's Outlook Express.
> || Cheers
> ||
>
> A tip - this isn't "chat" it's Usenet or Newsgroups which you happen to be
> accessing using a web interface (Which incidentally, unless you are behind a
> restrictive corporate firewall is NOT the best way to access newsgroups.
> Have a look here:
> Newsgroup Configuration for Outlook Express
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164&product=oex
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/setup.asp
>
> http://www.gmayor.com/MSNews.htm)
>
>
>
> Have you looked at Tools-Options-Security in OE and unchecked the attachment
> option?
>
> Make sure you have an antivirus program running that is up to date if you
> uncheck this option.
>
>
>
> HTH
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Gordon Burgess-Parker
> Interim Systems and Management Accounting
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>
>
>

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