Re: How to Remove .mdb files from Unsafe File List


"Mike Schumann" <mike-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23mAI$CmFGHA.532@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> That doesn't work. If you try to forward the message, Outlook Express
> strips out the attachment.

Ah - so you weren't seeing "Outlook Express has blocked access to the
potentially dangerous yaddayaddayadda" ? Sorry; that's the most common
message.

I'm aware of the security model in *Outlook* blocking attachments outright
unless added to the Level 1 list, but as for Outlook Express, I don't use it
for more than news.

You might post in an OE group for any OE questions -
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

.....and note that www.insideoe.com is a good resource. Sorry I can't help
further. It still isn't an XP issue per se - it's an IE/OE one. :)

>
> Mike Schumann
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:ukMOY1kFGHA.2652@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> In news:%23PsOA3hFGHA.3056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Mike Schumann <mike-nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>> I am running Windows XP SP2. Since I installed SP2, I can no longer
>>> open .mdb file attachments in Outlook Express. I know I can override
>>> this by changing the "Do not let users open files that may contain
>>> viruses" checkbox in the Options Security Tab of Outlook Express. I
>>> don't want to open the door that wide (it would let people open .exe
>>> files, etc.....).
>>> How can I configure XP so that .mdb files are considered safe enough
>>> to open in Outlook Express with the security settings enabled?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>
>> This isn't an XP issue.
>> Just click Forward on the message with the blocked attachment, and you
>> should be able to open/save the attachment. This is a better option than
>> disabling the security features in OE that hid the attachment from you.
>>
>>
>>
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