From: Mike '/m' 

I always like this warning:

Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.

 /m


On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:59:01 -0600, "Robert G Lewis"
 wrote:

>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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