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97695 2002-11-11 01:31:00 If you have had problems recently with attachements it may be due to installing the latest Service Pack to IE 6 which automatically altered a setting in Outlook Express. In Outlook Express go to Options | Tools | Security Tab, if check in box "Do not allow attachements to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus", uncheck box, cl OK
Above courtesy of a Family History mail programme where old family photos sent as attachements could not be saved or opened by the receiver. The usual virus precautions should be taken before opening.
FrankS (257)
97696 2002-11-11 05:06:00 You're just being protected from your own ignorance.
Be grateful. For those that need that protection, I mean.
robo.
robo (205)
97697 2002-11-12 03:56:00 Nice touch by MS that they are trying to protect users of their product but unfortunately the problem is OE makes a piss poor assessment of whats a virus and whats not. parry (27)
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