From: "Geo" 

You can also use chilton preview plugin to get around it, from the preview
window that chilton provides you can open attachments.

Geo.

"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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> So far the only alternative I've found is to edit the registry. That was
on
> the MSKB.
>
> Bob Lewis
>
> "Ellen K."  wrote in message
> news:a8n4015isr1b71cf9vemdkp9t6eh5pbtd2{at}4ax.com...
> > Which brings us back to the nasty question of, to what extent should
> > users be protected against their own stupidity?  If Microsoft let these
> > through, people would say they are impairing security.   In fact users
> > clicking on attachments has been one of the biggest ways viruses spread.
> >
> > I'm wondering whether the Help File posted below has an alternative,
> > since the behavior described is labelled the
"default"... i.e. this name
> > implies that some other possibility also exists.  Rich?
> >
> > On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 22:10:58 -0500, Mike '/m'
 wrote in
> > message :
> >
> >>
> >>That feature has converted some friends away from Outlook to another,
any
> >>other, email client.  They cannot understand why the email client does
not
> >>allow them access to what is sent to them.
> >>
> >> /m
> >>
> >>
> >>On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 20:08:20 -0600, "Robert G Lewis"
> >>
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ah HA
> >>>
> >>>From the Help File 
> >>>
> >>>a.. By default, Microsoft Outlook blocks attachment files ( such as
.bat,
> >>>.exe, .vbs, and .js) that can contain viruses. You cannot
see or access
> >>>the
> >>>attachments. Your Inbox will display the paperclip icon in the
Attachment
> >>>column to let you know that the message has an attachment,
and you will
> >>>see
> >>>a list of the blocked attachment files in the InfoBar at the top of
your
> >>>message. If you try to open the attachment by
right-clicking the item,
> >>>View
> >>>Attachments will not appear on the shortcut menu. If you need to use
> >>>files,
> >>>such as .exe files, from others, have them post the files
to a network
> >>>share
> >>>or to a Web share that you can access.
> >>>
> >>>Except it doesn't show in the inforbar and .MSO is not listed as a
> >>>blocked
> >>>file in Outlook 2002 so ......
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Geo"  wrote in message
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> >>>> "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote in message
> >>>> news:42016ab0$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >>>>
> >>>>> I'm right clicking on the Inbox message list for
that email and can
> >>>>> view
> >>>> or
> >>>>> open the attachment, I don't see the attachment
in either preview or
> >>>> opened
> >>>>> email.
> >>>>
> >>>> Excellent, just what I was looking for, thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>> Geo.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
>
>

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