Re: Attachment Setting *

As I also and did not think twice about it only just lately since it got my curiosity to go see what is amiss

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"Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23xdzAaXqFHA.3064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I feel remiss, as I was on the beta and didn't catch this. I just never use
> that feature. First thing I always do is turn it off.
>
> Anyway, I made MS aware of it and maybe they'll fix it sometime.
>
> steve
>
> "Peter Foldes" <okf22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23zq1QeRqFHA.3524@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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> Peter
>
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> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>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
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Peter
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23Z1X4WkpFHA.1372@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Create a new Identity.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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