It probably depended more on the naming of the file you sent than anything
else. For some info about unsafe files, see this KB article:

Q291369 - Information About the Unsafe File List in Internet Explorer 6:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q291369

But I suspect your problem is more likely related to the fact that the
recipient may have some setting that "block" external images and they need
to check in Outlook Express under Tools/Options/Security to see if they are
blocking the display of anything. They may also be using some
antivirus/antispam program that has another list of file types that "it"
does not like to process, so without looking at the recipient's computer and
settings, it's hard to know what the answer is. Dealing with 3rd parties
explaining someone else's plight do not always contain enough correct
information to even guess.

BTW, you cannot send a folder as an attachment. You can send copies of the
files in a folder, but you cannot "attach" a folder to an outgoing message.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
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"anon" wrote in message
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I sent an e-mail with an attachment (it happened to be a copy of a folder)
to a friend. Both computers are running XP.

When the friend got the e-mail, there was a banner across the opened
e-mail stating: OWE has removed access to the following insecure
attachments your mail: (list followed.)

First question - how does my friend prevent this unequivocal removal (no
choice given about deciding whether he WANTED the attachment removed)?

Second question - how do I send this attachment and prevent it being
labeled 'insecure'?