OUTLOOK EXPRESS

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JAMES

WHENEVER I RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH A FILE ATTACHMENT, I
CLICK ON THE PAPER CLIP, THE ATTACHMENT FILENAME APPEARS
BUT IT WON'T OPEN. WHEN I OPEN THE EMAIL I GET THE
MESSAGE THAT OE HAS BLOCKED THE ATTACHED FILE. THIS
HAPPENS ON ALL EMAILS WITH ATTACHMENTS AND TO PEOPLE I
SEND EMAIL W/ATTACHMENTS.
 
Hi, James - please lose the 'caps lock' - it's difficult to read and is
considered "shouting".

See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q291387 -

Option 1: Click forward on the message w/the attachment and open it from
there (you don't have to click Send on the new message - just close it).
This is a minor extra step, but doesn't involve changing your security
settings.

Option 2: look in tools, options, security, and untick the box.
If you go with option 2, make sure you have good antivirus software running
that also scans mail - and keep it updated regularly. In fact, you really
need that anyway.

Also note:
This is a group to support Windows 2000 issues. You will probably get a
faster and more expert answer if you post OE questions to an Outlook Express
newsgroup. Try microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

If this group isn'tcarried on your news server, try using
msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server - it's the source for all the
microsoft.public newsgroups).

If you're accessing the Microsoft newsgroups through the MS Product Support
Services Community Newsgroups web interface, click
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=InternetExplorer
to get to the Internet Explorer groups, then click the plus sign next to
your version of IE to see the link to the Outlook Express group for that
version number.

A good website for information on OE is:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/
 
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