Re: Attachment Setting *

Thanks Steve for confirming it for me also. Was just bugging me if it was my setup or something with OE. I work around with it and it does not bother me since I do not ever open an attachment

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"Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%234tiyTKqFHA.1024@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I never use that option, but I just tested it in Server SP1 (which is my
> usual Desktop OS) and sure enough the attachment blocking does not seem to
> work. I can toggle it on and it does not function, so I can confirm it to
> be a problem in Server 2003 SP1.
>
> I'll forward this info upstream, but I expect it will just land in a black
> hole.
>
> steve
>
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:e9H7GcDqFHA.3104@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> OK. Full clean format then install of W2K3. *NO* SP1. Set up OE again.
> Attachments are blocked. Activated. Attachments are blocked. Installed SP1.
> Attachments are *NOT* blocked.
>
> One more try tomorrow. W2K3 slipstreamed with SP1 this tome. and let me see
> this.Always installed SP1 as stand alone before.
>
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> Peter
>
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> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uayTR59pFHA.2776@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I find this very very weird. I don't have a clue what could be causing it.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23wkS0J5pFHA.1156@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Ok Steve. I just installed earlier today the W2K3 on a clean machine that
>> has been formatted. I did not activate right away since there is 30 days
>> to
>> do so. I installed SP1. Nothing else on machine. Set up the OE Newsreader
>> with all newsgroups that I participate in . Set all in Tools\Options
>> \Security. Went to a newsgroup not on a msnews server where there is a
>> lot
>> of attachments. Attachments are blocked in OE. Perfect. I then activated
>> the OS (had a hard time to understand the Indian English :o) ). As soon
>> as
>> I got Activated on this new system without even having made 1 single post
>> (OE was Raw) the attachments were unblocked with all settings still in
>> place.
>>
>> Now I am going to try this by reformatting this extra machine and
>> repeating
>> the same steps with the exception of SP1. Will report tomorrow on outcome.
>>
>> BTW. I set up a new Identity on the other machine and there is no change
>> as
>> far as attachment. Still showing with all settings in Security Tab in
>> place
>>
>> Again this is not an issue for me but rather a challenge for knowledge
>>
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>> Peter
>>
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>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OxBri1wpFHA.3048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> It is much easier to test by setting up a new Identity than it is to
>>> change
>>> the MBs around.
>>>
>>> How do you know the registry is not corrupt without testing?
>>>
>>> steve
>>>
>>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OaXfwJrpFHA.3960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Ron
>>>
>>> I do not know if it will replicate . I will try on one of the other
>>> servers
>>> tonight by installing this MOBO that I suspect caused this change on this
>>> system. I hope to replicate it and if not I will try another approach.
>>> Identity is not damaged and everything else on this newsreader is
>>> perfect.
>>>
>>> OE here is only used as a newsreader and nothing else. No Folders except
>>> for
>>> the default ones and they are all empty.
>>>
>>> I have 42 newsgroups set up and that is it. My mail client is OL\
>>> Exchange
>>> and OS is W2K3 SP1 and SBS. The groups do not have more that 100 posts in
>>> any of them since I clean and delete read ones every night. Compacting is
>>> also scheduled once every 3 days on the newsgroups. I am clean here.
>>>
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>>> Peter
>>>
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>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:uNw$i5qpFHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Peter,
>>>> If you are having a settings problem in an Identity, then creating a new
>>>> Identity is something to try.
>>>> I don't understand your exact issue.
>>>> If you replicated it on another machine, then describe the issue in more
>>>> detail to see if the issue can be replicated by other people.
>>>> --
>>>> Ron Sommer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23yInfDmpFHA.2580@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> ?????????????????
>>>>
>>>> To whom did you post this too. Seems that it is for another post
>>>> according
>>>> to what is below. Besides this has nothing to do with an Identity issue
>>>> which BTW I have already tried on another machine where I replicated
>>>> this
>>>> issue
>>>> with the exact same steps
>>>>
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>>>> Peter
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23Z1X4WkpFHA.1372@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Create a new Identity.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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