Re: View/Open OE attachments

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:24:42 -0600

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, and most viruses are spread by "trusted"
sources, 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
sender to be too knowledgeable to have become infected, 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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"Rodney Chelius" <Rodney.Chelius@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:2b6e501c46843$7e6ee1b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Windows XP Home (OEM)
>
> Outlook Express will not allow me to download or view
> attachments sent to me. How do I set settings to allow
> download and viewing? Thank you.

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