sending executable files

[Guest]

Outlook appears to detach .exe files as a default when these are sent as file attachments. I need to send a viewer.exe file to recipients to enable them to read specific files. The program is Oyez used for legal document

Can this default be changed?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook does not prevent you from sending .exe files. The problem is that
they will probably be blocked by the recipient's mail program for security
reasons. You cannot, of course, control the recipient's settings. You can,
however, package your .exe in a .zip file (which may also be blocked in some
places) or rename it to .ex_ or something like that and include instructions
on how to save, rename and run it.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Outlook appears to detach .exe files as a default when these are sent as

file attachments. I need to send a viewer.exe file to recipients to enable
them to read specific files. The program is Oyez used for legal documents

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your very speedy response Sue. On sending mail with .exe attachments the mail sent shows the following error message:

<Outlook blocked access to the potentially unsafe attachmentsyezview.exe,oyezview.exe

You advise that Outlook does not prevent you from sending .exe files. The above error message makes me think there is something in the settings which is doing just that. Or does this mean that the files were actually sent although the mail sent shows the error message and no .exe files being attached?

----- Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

Outlook does not prevent you from sending .exe files. The problem is tha
they will probably be blocked by the recipient's mail program for securit
reasons. You cannot, of course, control the recipient's settings. You can
however, package your .exe in a .zip file (which may also be blocked in som
places) or rename it to .ex_ or something like that and include instruction
on how to save, rename and run it
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MV
Author o
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart fo
Administrators, Power Users, and Developer
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.asp

Outlook appears to detach .exe files as a default when these are sent a

file attachments. I need to send a viewer.exe file to recipients to enabl
them to read specific files. The program is Oyez used for legal document

 

[Guest]

Su

Have just had a call from the Oyez helpdesk - it is our firewall which is stripping the .exe files our end. I will try renaming and hope the recipient is able to rename it :-
Thanks for your help

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That is not an error message; no error is occurring. The message means
exactly what it says: The file oyezview.exe is attached to the message but
blocked from being accessed by the user.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

Thanks for your very speedy response Sue. On sending mail with .exe

attachments the mail sent shows the following error message: -

<Outlook blocked access to the potentially unsafe attachmentsyezview.exe,oyezview.exe>

You advise that Outlook does not prevent you from sending .exe files. The

above error message makes me think there is something in the settings which
is doing just that. Or does this mean that the files were actually sent
although the mail sent shows the error message and no .exe files being
attached?

----- Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Outlook does not prevent you from sending .exe files. The problem is that
they will probably be blocked by the recipient's mail program for security
reasons. You cannot, of course, control the recipient's settings. You can,
however, package your .exe in a .zip file (which may also be blocked in some
places) or rename it to .ex_ or something like that and include instructions
on how to save, rename and run it.

 

[Guest]

The error message doesn't say they were removed, just blocked from access. If the other party uses Outlook and has attachments blocked, they need unblocked, assuming a firewall doesn't remove the exe's first. As you discovered, many will.

Zipping or changing the file name won't work with all firewalls anymore either - so when ever possible, put it on a web server and provide the URL for download.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Again, this is not an error message. It is an advisory to let you know that
the attached .exe file cannot be accessed by the user. It is, however, still
attached to the message. Depending on your Outlook version, you may be able
to use a registry entry to unblock .exe files on your end (see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm), so that you can remove
the .exe file and replace it with either a zip archive or a renamed version.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

An "error" message is coming up Before I input an address into the mail

message so how can it be being blocked by the recipient as it doesn't know
who it's going to !

The message reads: <This message has not been sent.

Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments: Oyezview.exe >

The program creates an ofv file in addition to the exe file. The ofv file

shows in the mail attachments but the exe file doesn't. Can the exe file be
"hidden" at this point ?

I have read your reply but am not convinced that our system is not

intercepting i some way the exe file before it gets to a mail send situation
:-(