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Old January 13th 06, 03:26 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default Access to an attachment is blocked

ToolsOptionsSecurity. Uncheck: "Do not allow attachments................."

Help avoid computer viruses that spread through e-mail
Managing e-mail attachments in Outlook and Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...tachments.mspx

If you're running XP/SP2 also see this:
Description of how the Attachment Manager works in Windows XP Service Pack
2:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883260

And please see these articles about virus protection in OE 6:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291387
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329570
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#oe6attach
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Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"tbahr" wrote in message
...
I have an e-mail from a known source with an attached zip file. It says: OE
removed access to this unsafe attachment in your mail. I know it's safe.
How
do I open it? Or how do I bypass OE's removal?
Thanks


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