unsafe attachments

[Lyn]

I havn't been able to open any email attachments because
Outlook Express has blocked them all (?over-rigorous).
I found a section that said you have to get into the
registry and modify it!! But this might cause all sorts
of problems if you don't know what you're doing and
microsoft take no responsibility. Is there a simpler way
to allow these attachments,or do I have to get an expert
in again! Isn't XP supposed to be user friendly? Something
as everyday as attachments! And everyone-else (who I know)
is doing the wrong thing somehow by sending them to me!
aaah

[Will Denny]

Hi

With OE open - go to Tools>Options>Security - and then uncheck 'Do not =
allow attachments to be saved...'. Re-start OE.

Will

"Lyn" > wrote in message =
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> I havn't been able to open any email attachments because=20
> Outlook Express has blocked them all (?over-rigorous).
> I found a section that said you have to get into the=20
> registry and modify it!! But this might cause all sorts=20
> of problems if you don't know what you're doing and=20
> microsoft take no responsibility. Is there a simpler way=20
> to allow these attachments,or do I have to get an expert=20
> in again! Isn't XP supposed to be user friendly? Something=20
> as everyday as attachments! And everyone-else (who I know)=20
> is doing the wrong thing somehow by sending them to me!
> aaah


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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
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Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 18/07/2003

[Cyberniv]

This makes my blood boil. Please don't condemn the software because you are
incapable of reading the instructions or using the Help facility.

Niven R



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Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 18/07/2003

[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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"Lyn" > wrote in message
...
> I havn't been able to open any email attachments because
> Outlook Express has blocked them all (?over-rigorous).
> I found a section that said you have to get into the
> registry and modify it!! But this might cause all sorts
> of problems if you don't know what you're doing and
> microsoft take no responsibility. Is there a simpler way
> to allow these attachments,or do I have to get an expert
> in again! Isn't XP supposed to be user friendly? Something
> as everyday as attachments! And everyone-else (who I know)
> is doing the wrong thing somehow by sending them to me!
> aaah