Outlook Express

[Betty]

Outlook Express keeps deleting attachments sent to me
before I get a chance to view them. I receive a message
saying that OE removed access to the following unsafe
attachments. How do I stop this from happening? I know
for a fact that the sender is sending me safe info since
she just bought the same computer and has kept up-to-date
with her security.
I am getting very frustrated not receiving information!!

[John E. Carty]

"Betty" > wrote in message
...
> Outlook Express keeps deleting attachments sent to me
> before I get a chance to view them. I receive a message
> saying that OE removed access to the following unsafe
> attachments. How do I stop this from happening? I know
> for a fact that the sender is sending me safe info since
> she just bought the same computer and has kept up-to-date
> with her security.
> I am getting very frustrated not receiving information!!

OIE is not deleting these attachments. In Outlook Express go Tools |
Options... and on the Security tab uncheck the box that says "Do not allow
attachments..." and Apply. :-)

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Nothing has been deleted.

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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"Betty" > wrote in message
...
> Outlook Express keeps deleting attachments sent to me
> before I get a chance to view them. I receive a message
> saying that OE removed access to the following unsafe
> attachments. How do I stop this from happening? I know
> for a fact that the sender is sending me safe info since
> she just bought the same computer and has kept up-to-date
> with her security.
> I am getting very frustrated not receiving information!!

[Betty]

Thanks so much for your help! It is greatly appreciated.
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> Nothing has been deleted.
>
> 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
>
>
>"Betty" > wrote in
message
...
>> Outlook Express keeps deleting attachments sent to me
>> before I get a chance to view them. I receive a message
>> saying that OE removed access to the following unsafe
>> attachments. How do I stop this from happening? I know
>> for a fact that the sender is sending me safe info
since
>> she just bought the same computer and has kept up-to-
date
>> with her security.
>> I am getting very frustrated not receiving
information!!
>
>
>.
>