Outlook express

[Max Edwards]

Outlook express removes attachments automatically
from my received messages.

I do not need OS to decide which attachments I want to
see and those I would normally delete without opening.

Question is --How do I disable this so called feature???

regards

max

[Joan Archer]

While in OE go to Tools/Options/Security and uncheck the box "Do not allow
attachments .............
Joan

Max Edwards wrote:
> Outlook express removes attachments automatically
> from my received messages.
>
> I do not need OS to decide which attachments I want to
> see and those I would normally delete without opening.
>
> Question is --How do I disable this so called feature???
>
> regards
>
> max

[Bruce Chambers]

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

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"Max Edwards" > wrote in message
...
> Outlook express removes attachments automatically
> from my received messages.
>
> I do not need OS to decide which attachments I want to
> see and those I would normally delete without opening.
>
> Question is --How do I disable this so called feature???
>
> regards
>
> max