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Outlook Exp wont open attachments
Name: ode ulayikon Date: August 31, 2003 at 03:13:49 Pacific OS: Win Xp Pro CPU/Ram: Athlon/128
Comment:
Hi, My Outlook Exporess wont open PDF, Doc or the like attachemtns but have no problem opening Jpg attachments.
Name: ode Date: August 31, 2003 at 03:31:28 Pacific
Reply:
Here is what OE says when opening Emails with said attachments:
"OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail:...."
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Response Number 2
Name: Richard59 Date: August 31, 2003 at 03:58:02 Pacific
Reply:
Open up Outlook Express. In "Tools" menu click on "Options" open up the Security tab. what you need is in there. Only untick the attachment block if you have an up to date antivirus that scans all incoming email.
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Response Number 3
Name: Johnw Date: August 31, 2003 at 04:03:30 Pacific
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http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/tec030903.html Attachments missing . How to get Windows to stop blocking e-mail attachments in Outlook Express
Open OE > Tools > Options , select the Security tab , take the tick out of "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus".
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Response Number 4
Name: ode Date: August 31, 2003 at 04:07:42 Pacific
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