From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Thanks, that works well. MS should have allowed an easier way though.

Bob Lewis

"Geo"  wrote in message
news:4203572d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> 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
> news:42026613$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> 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 news:42017edd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >>>> "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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