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Old December 7th 09, 07:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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How do you select which program to view attachments with?

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Old December 7th 09, 08:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:50:44 -0800, "Ray" wrote:

How do you select which program to view attachments with?



Two points:

1. You can not choose a single program to view attachments with. What
program you open an attachment with depends on what kind of
attachment--what format--it is. For example, if the attachment is a
Microsoft Word document, you need to open it with Microsoft Word, or
some compatible program. If it's a graphic image, for example a jpg
file, you need to open it with a graphics viewer that handles jpg
files (such as Irfanview).

2. Attachments are very risky. You often see advice not to open
attachments from people you don't know. I think that that's one of the
most dangerous pieces of advice you see around, because it implies
that it's safe to do the opposite--open attachments from friends and
relatives. But many viruses spread by sending themselves to everyone
in the infected party's address book, so attachments received from
friends are perhaps the *most* risky to open.

Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
infected.

So I recommend not opening attachments.

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Old December 7th 09, 08:15 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
Ken Blake, MVP
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On Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:50:44 -0800, "Ray" wrote:

How do you select which program to view attachments with?



Two points:

1. You can not choose a single program to view attachments with. What
program you open an attachment with depends on what kind of
attachment--what format--it is. For example, if the attachment is a
Microsoft Word document, you need to open it with Microsoft Word, or
some compatible program. If it's a graphic image, for example a jpg
file, you need to open it with a graphics viewer that handles jpg
files (such as Irfanview).

2. Attachments are very risky. You often see advice not to open
attachments from people you don't know. I think that that's one of the
most dangerous pieces of advice you see around, because it implies
that it's safe to do the opposite--open attachments from friends and
relatives. But many viruses spread by sending themselves to everyone
in the infected party's address book, so attachments received from
friends are perhaps the *most* risky to open.

Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
infected.

So I recommend not opening attachments.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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