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RE: Administrivia: Testing Emergency Virus Filt er..
From: David Vincent <david.vincent () mightyoaks com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:02:24 -0700
Outlook 2002 by default removes all attached executable files from incoming email messages. The Outlook security update, which has been available for more than 2 years, provides the same feature for Outlook 98 and 2000. Outlook Express 6 also offers this same executable stripping feature, but Microsoft stupidly made the default be off. Some computer makers saw the errors of Microsoft's ways are now turning on the stripping feature in Outlook Express, before their Windows boxes leave the factory. Unfortunately, I've now seen recommendations in both PC World and PC Magazine to turn this feature back off.
try again: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q329570 SYMPTOMS After you install Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows XP SP1 (both of which include Outlook Express 6 SP1), access to some of your e-mail attachments in Outlook Express may be removed. For example, you may experience any of the following symptoms: When you click the paper clip in the Preview pane, the Save Attachments and file_name commands are unavailable. When you open an e-mail message, the Save Attachments command is unavailable on the File menu, the Attach field is missing from the e-mail message, and the following message is displayed in the message alert bar at the top of the e-mail message: Outlook Express removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your email: file_name1, file_name2 CAUSE This behavior occurs if the Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus option is enabled, and the e-mail attachment is determined by Outlook Express to be "unsafe". By default, the Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus option is enabled in Outlook Express 6 SP1. When this virus-protection feature is enabled, Outlook Express uses the Internet Explorer unsafe file list and the Confirm open after download setting in Folder Options to determine if a file is safe. Any e-mail attachment with a file type that is reported as "unsafe" is not downloaded, and access to the attachment is removed. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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