From: Ellen K. 

I think Rich was just making a verbal shortcut, meaning "files with
extensions predefined as unsafe".

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:01:13 -0500, Mike '/m'  wrote
in message :

>
>It is the content, not the extension, that determines whether or not a file is
>safe.
>
>  /m
>
>On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:34:44 -0800, "Rich"  wrote:
>
>>   What everyone I know does if they need to send unsafe files by email is to
rename them to have a "safe" extension and to send that.  The
recipient saves it and renames it back.
>>
>>   There are administrator controls but this comes up so rarely I can't
remember when the last person asked.
>>
>>Rich
>>
>>  "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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