Re: Allow .exe attachments to be SENT

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From: Andy David - Exchange MVP (adavid_at_pleasekeepinngcheesebucket.com)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:16:02 -0400

You need to be running at least Outlook 2003 SP3:

in Regedit for each workstation.:

HCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Security

Create a new string called "Level1Remove"

Value: .exe

There is no setting in Exchange to do this. You could IIRC use the
Office 2000 Resource Kit http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/2000/ and
publish security settings in a public folder that are accessible to
your users, but for a one-off deal, it might be easier to simply add
this key to the workstations via a script or during login.

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 10:28:32 -0500, "Bryan Linton"
<blinton@nospam.connellinsurance.com> wrote:

>I have a user trying to send an .exe file to the entire office, but Outlook
>is blocking the potentially unsafe attachment. It's an animated invitation
>to the company Christmas party. Even if I can let her successfully send it,
>I also need to make sure my users can open it. We're running Outlook 2000
>on XP SP1 and, Exchange 2003 on SBS2003. I just want to allow the use of
>"unsafe" attachment for a few hours and then lock it down again. I'm not
>worried about a few hours of vulnerability because we have a spam firewall
>that also screens all incoming mail for viruses before relaying it to
>Exchange, and we have up-to-date virus protection on all computers. In
>months of using this setup, I have yet to see any .exe attachment even make
>it to a user's mailbox, much less be opened and circumvent virus protection.
>
>I've tried to find an option in exchange to change the security settings on
>people's mailboxes (microsoft alludes to it in article 829982) but can't
>find or recognize the applicable setting.
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bryan
>

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