E-mail attachments

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Hello!
I would like to ask you to help me with an issue.
When I am receiving e-mails from the people with files already attached, I can not open these attachments, because they are coming in a gray background. So I able to see them, but I can't read them. It looks like they trying to forward forwarding.
If I am trying (as a check) to send any message to myself with an attachment, even forward this message again to me, I am able to open this attachment in both cases.
Is this any problem with a setting on my computer or there's?
Thank you for your advice.
Alex.
 
Hello!
I would like to ask you to help me with an issue.
When I am receiving e-mails from the people with files already attached, I
can not open these attachments, because they are coming in a gray
background. So I able to see them, but I can't read them. It looks like they
trying to forward forwarding.
If I am trying (as a check) to send any message to myself with an
attachment, even forward this message again to me, I am able to open this
attachment in both cases.
Is this any problem with a setting on my computer or there's?
Thank you for your advice.
Alex.
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OE>Tools>Options>Security Tab. Uncheck: "Do not allow attachments........."

Please see these links about virus protection in OE 6.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291387
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329570
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#oe6attach

Bruce
 
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, 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 source, 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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