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| 50497 | 2002-05-24 06:47:00 | I sent myself a self-extracting zip file (.exe) from uni to my home email account. Outlook blocks the attachment!!! I can't go back to uni to get the file till monday, but need it for an assignment due monday morning!!! How do I force outlook to let me have the file - I know it is safe! Bloody M$ - another case of Bill telling us what is best for us. G P |
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| 50498 | 2002-05-24 06:52:00 | simple...use Eudora like I do, and get in control of your own e-mail. Probably the only freeware/adware that I have willingly paid the license for and kept. |
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| 50499 | 2002-05-24 06:54:00 | can it be opened via webmail? | Guest (0) | ||
| 50500 | 2002-05-24 06:55:00 | Graham, I don't know how you could force Outlook to accept the file. I presume it must be set at the moment to not accept certain formats, or files over a certain size. I would try accessing it via webmail if the account has webmail access as well. Or I would try another email program. Pegasusmail <www.pmail.com or Eudora which will be on a recent PC World CD. Pegasus Mail is free and is written by a New Zealander. JM |
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| 50501 | 2002-05-24 06:59:00 | Outlook or Outlook Express ? In Outlook try looking in Tools > Options > Security. In Outlook Express try the same as above. Hope that helps. |
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| 50502 | 2002-05-24 07:14:00 | Thanks guys - never thought about the wbmail option - duh!! As far as diffent apps go - I have used Eudora, and like it - don't want to pay for it though, so no option there. Use pmail v4 (new version!!!) at uni. Don't dislike it as such, but prefer outlook. Gordon - outlook, not express. No options to open under security. Help tells me too bad - retreive off a web server. Dumb! G P |
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| 50503 | 2002-05-24 07:48:00 | Graham, From the security tab in the Options, there should be an option there to adjust the internet zone restrictions, or whatever they're called. Ease up on some of these settings, and Outlook might let you open the attachment. Mike. |
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| 50504 | 2002-05-24 07:58:00 | If Outlook has had the 'security patch' installed I dont think there is any going back, apart from removal and reinstalling a non patched version. Microsoft knee jerk reaction to security, to block all executable attachements or those that could contain them. Choice.... |
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| 50505 | 2002-05-25 04:25:00 | Hmm...this seems to be a long standing problem for a number of people. Obviously the webmail solution is the easiest fix of the lot. I remember seeing someone else ask a similar question on a message board somewhere else once, but I can't quite remember the solution. It was fairly complicated as I recall. It seems to be a 'built in function' to Outlook that Microsoft decided we need (rather than allowing us to choose). All the same, I remember when I checked through my security options the tab to select which files I want to block etc, wasn't there, so didn't help. In the end, I have lived with not receiving .exe files (not that I really need them at all) but if I can find the other solution I mentioned I'll post it here. |
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| 50506 | 2002-05-25 04:43:00 | It isn't exactly the post I was looking for, but in the meantime I found the following article about the issue on the Microsoft Knowledge Base which I thought might be of help. It really is more of an explanation than a solution (although there are some explanations of how to change the settings in there) The item can be found at: support.microsoft.com |
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