OE removed access to attachments

[tim d]

Hi-almost every e-mail attachment I receive is removed
and I receive the message "OE removed access to the
following unsafe attachments in your mail." What is OE,
and how can I eliminate it? It's frustrating when you
can't open items that you know aren't infected. Any help
is appreciated.

Thanks-Tim

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Outlook Express (OE)'s new 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

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"tim d" > wrote in message
...
> Hi-almost every e-mail attachment I receive is removed
> and I receive the message "OE removed access to the
> following unsafe attachments in your mail." What is OE,
> and how can I eliminate it? It's frustrating when you
> can't open items that you know aren't infected. Any help
> is appreciated.
>
> Thanks-Tim