Re: Turn off message text when attaching files or sending links?

From: Steve Cochran (scochran_at_oehelp.com)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 07:52:29 -0500

You can drag an attachment to the message window to include it and then you
shouldn't get that message.

For links, just copy and paste them and that works easily.

steve

"John Smith" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:kMKdnYmOCZA-f4TfRVn-oA@novus-tele.net...
> Thanks, Michael. That got rid of the warning, but this is still there:
>
> The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link
> attachments:
> 589253 CS_ToAR DB-MM.zip
>
> Is there any way to turn that one off too?
>
> "Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:O4LAgR5FFHA.2572@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > This registry key will get rid of the message:
> >
> > Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> >
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
]
> > "WarningMsgInBody"=""
> >
> > You can either manually edit the registry, or copy/paste the above 3
lines
> > into Notepad, and save with an *.REG file name (e.g.
> > Attachment-warning.REG ). Then double click the REG file to update the
> > registry.
> >
> > For more information, see this article:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=327010
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
> >
> >
> > "Opinicus" <gezgin@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> > news:111g91no0klivfa@news.supernews.com...
> >> "John Smith" <someone@microsoft.com> wrot
> >>
> >>> It's tedious for the recipient to read, especially when I'm sending
them
> >>> several files a day. This extra text didn't happen under Windows 2000
or
> >>> NT.
> >>
> >> It's a "feature" that was added to one of the recent updates of OE.
It's
> >> annoying and I wish I could turn it off too. I dislike it mainly
because
> >> the spell-checker invariably chokes on the file name. If bothers you or
> >> your recipents enough, you could do a "control-A + Del" (control-A to
> >> define all the text then hit the delete key to delete it) before
hitting
> >> the "Send" button.
> >>
> >>> Also, when I send a link to someone, it's stuck onto the message as an
> >>> attachment now. Under NT and 2000, the link went into the body of the
> >>> message as a plain old hyperlink.
> >>
> >> Never having used this feature before, I just tried it. The link does
> >> appear in the body of the text:
> >>
> >> <quote>
> >> The message is ready to be sent with the following file or
> >> link attachments:
> >> Shortcut to: http://somethingorother.html
> >>
> >> Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs
> >> may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file
> >> attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to
> >> determine how attachments are handled.
> >> </quote>
> >>
> >> Are you seeing something different?
> >>
> >> (Note: I sent that link from IE to one of my email accounts.)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bob
> >>
> >> Kanyak's Doghouse
> >> http://www.kanyak.com
> >>
> >
> >
>
>