deleted attachments

Hi there

Sounds like the basic Virus protection OE sets up as std.
So check your security settings within OE

untick if required the entry - "do not allow attachments
to be saved or open........"

Obviously plse ensure you have adequate AV software
inplace if u should require this setting !

Richard

-----Original Message-----
I have recently downloaded updates from microsoft and
now
find that all attachments on incoming e mails are being
deleted by outlook express as unsafe. Why is this ?
.

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...;en-us;Q329570

Information About the Unsafe File List in Internet Explorer 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;291369

OLEXP Using Virus Protection Features in Outlook Express 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;291387


Bruce Chambers

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"Richard W" wrote in message
...
Hi there

Sounds like the basic Virus protection OE sets up as std.
So check your security settings within OE

untick if required the entry - "do not allow attachments
to be saved or open........"

Obviously plse ensure you have adequate AV software
inplace if u should require this setting !

Richard

-----Original Message-----
I have recently downloaded updates from microsoft and
now
find that all attachments on incoming e mails are being
deleted by outlook express as unsafe. Why is this ?
.