That's a problem with yEnc and OE and using a back-end decoder. Once
the combine and decode completes, it looks like a text message and OE
goes through searching for hyperlinks. I'm only surprised that this is
a new issue, unless you have just recently started dealing with yEnc or
in the past only dealt with small yEnc attachments.

The workaround, if you want to use yEnc with OE is to use a front-end
decoder which installs as a news server proxy and converts yEnc to
Uuencode as it downloads before passing to OE. That way, as long as you
have the Preview Pane turned off, OE will decode the Uuencode to an
attachment and avoid the searching issue.

See the yEnc section of :
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/decode.htm
for some links to yEnc proxy options.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Jim Hughes" wrote in message
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Good Evening ...

I hope all is well in your domain.

I have Windows XP2, latest patch level, IE7 as of 1 week and Outlook
Express 6. Before IE7 the following problem did not exist.

I use Outlook for Newsgroup file capturing and all has gone well until
lately.

1. I obtain files from a newsgroup, in 'yenc' format.
2. I copy those files to a separate folder in Outlook
3. I then mark off a selection of the copied files, and select
Combine and Decode from 'Message' in the tool bar
4. When things go right I would save the combined and decoded
information as 'email' and later decode it with 'Yenc32'
5. Lately, I do not get the chance to save the file, as 'searching
message for hyperlinks' appears and sucks up all my computer
resources. I am not able to save the file and, many times must invoke
... Ctrl-Alt-Delete to get out of Outlook Express.
6. I have scanned for MalWare, Virii, defragged, cleaned up my disk,
and more ... no luck.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

I will heed your instructions.

Thank you.

Jim Hughes