OE6 and Blocked Attachments

I have received this from one of our Senior Club Members, can anyone assist
please?

Hi Joe

A problem with recently installed Outlook Express 6. I find " jpg "
attachments being blocked as being a potential virus.
Why jpg I don't know as I thought these to be relatively safe.
The attachment bar is removed from the e-mail and a yellow bar appears on
the top with the message " OE removed access to the following attachment in
your mail ........... ....... jpg "

This can be bypassed by going to Tools - Options - Security, and remove the
check from "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could be a
potential virus " Possibly as a temporary measure.
I also found that if Forward is selected for an e-mail with a blocked
attachment the attachment can be opened.( Apparently OK to forward a
potential virus )

Looking for a permanent solution to remove jpg files from the list I found
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 291387. a section of this dealing with
unsafe file lists is attached, a jpg, hope you can open it.
However I have tried this several times with two JPEG Folder Options listed
as shown on second attachment,and it did not work.

<attachments not forwarded>
Regards Arthur


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Regards
Joe
Tasmania
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Shane
Wed Sep 01 19:43:06 CDT 2004

Hey, Joe,

I was absolutely astonished to find - a few days ago - that you can *still*
open .doc attachments no prob. And yes, jpegs are blocked. Far out, huh?

Afaics .jpg is in the default blocked list and can't be unblocked other than
as you've already noted, by unblocking everything via Tools | Options.


Shane


"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:uqJ9VMHkEHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I have received this from one of our Senior Club Members, can anyone
assist
> please?
>
> Hi Joe
>
> A problem with recently installed Outlook Express 6. I find " jpg "
> attachments being blocked as being a potential virus.
> Why jpg I don't know as I thought these to be relatively safe.
> The attachment bar is removed from the e-mail and a yellow bar appears on
> the top with the message " OE removed access to the following attachment
in
> your mail ........... ....... jpg "
>
> This can be bypassed by going to Tools - Options - Security, and remove
the
> check from "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could be a
> potential virus " Possibly as a temporary measure.
> I also found that if Forward is selected for an e-mail with a blocked
> attachment the attachment can be opened.( Apparently OK to forward a
> potential virus )
>
> Looking for a permanent solution to remove jpg files from the list I found
> Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 291387. a section of this dealing with
> unsafe file lists is attached, a jpg, hope you can open it.
> However I have tried this several times with two JPEG Folder Options
listed
> as shown on second attachment,and it did not work.
>
> <attachments not forwarded>
> Regards Arthur
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Joe
> Tasmania
> Remove NOT to reply
>
>
>

Mike
Wed Sep 01 19:51:54 CDT 2004

Shane/Joe,

I've always used the post Forward and then drag to the desktop method of
recovering blocked attachments myself rather than jumping through the
hoops to temporarily unblock and then afterwards to block again.
Something I see that Arthur has also worked out for himself. :-)
--
Mike


Shane <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey, Joe,
>
> I was absolutely astonished to find - a few days ago - that you can
> *still* open .doc attachments no prob. And yes, jpegs are blocked.
> Far out, huh?
>
> Afaics .jpg is in the default blocked list and can't be unblocked
> other than as you've already noted, by unblocking everything via
> Tools | Options.

Shane
Wed Sep 01 19:58:05 CDT 2004

Mike,

What's with the .doc thing though? Why can you open a *.doc file with
impunity? Are MS trying to leave themselves a backdoor (or would that be a
front door?)? This seems inexplicable to me - so I don't suppose it's fair
to ask you for an explanation!


Shane


"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:eNrRjcIkEHA.3968@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Shane/Joe,
>
> I've always used the post Forward and then drag to the desktop method of
> recovering blocked attachments myself rather than jumping through the
> hoops to temporarily unblock and then afterwards to block again.
> Something I see that Arthur has also worked out for himself. :-)
> --
> Mike
>
>
> Shane <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey, Joe,
> >
> > I was absolutely astonished to find - a few days ago - that you can
> > *still* open .doc attachments no prob. And yes, jpegs are blocked.
> > Far out, huh?
> >
> > Afaics .jpg is in the default blocked list and can't be unblocked
> > other than as you've already noted, by unblocking everything via
> > Tools | Options.
>

Mike
Wed Sep 01 20:13:24 CDT 2004

Shane,

I don't have a clue. As with most things Microsoft, logic is often the
last thing to use when trying to establish the reasoning behind their
decisions. If Outlook Express were used in business then I would say it
was for fear of alienating their big corporate customers but since it is
not ... Perhaps their thinking is based around macro viruses being very
much a 20th century "thing" rather than a phenomena of the thrusting
naughties. :-)
--
Mike


Shane <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote:

> What's with the .doc thing though? Why can you open a *.doc file with
> impunity? Are MS trying to leave themselves a backdoor (or would that
> be a front door?)? This seems inexplicable to me - so I don't suppose
> it's fair to ask you for an explanation!

Shane
Wed Sep 01 23:15:16 CDT 2004

Mike,

Can Wordpad run .doc macros? Maybe MS might otherwise be forgiven for
assuming the Office patches could take care of any threat. Though it would
fall to Sysadmins to implement, I suppose, since Windows Update doesn't scan
for Office patch requirements (another example of MS logic or it's lack
thereof, IMO).

Shane

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
news:ebAoMoIkEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Shane,
>
> I don't have a clue. As with most things Microsoft, logic is often the
> last thing to use when trying to establish the reasoning behind their
> decisions. If Outlook Express were used in business then I would say it
> was for fear of alienating their big corporate customers but since it is
> not ... Perhaps their thinking is based around macro viruses being very
> much a 20th century "thing" rather than a phenomena of the thrusting
> naughties. :-)
> --
> Mike
>
>
> Shane <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What's with the .doc thing though? Why can you open a *.doc file with
> > impunity? Are MS trying to leave themselves a backdoor (or would that
> > be a front door?)? This seems inexplicable to me - so I don't suppose
> > it's fair to ask you for an explanation!
>

Joe
Thu Sep 02 17:08:10 CDT 2004

Thanks Mike and Shane for your information and comments. Appreciated.

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Regards
Joe
Tasmania

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"Shane" <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Mike,
>
> Can Wordpad run .doc macros? Maybe MS might otherwise be forgiven for
> assuming the Office patches could take care of any threat. Though it would
> fall to Sysadmins to implement, I suppose, since Windows Update doesn't
> scan
> for Office patch requirements (another example of MS logic or it's lack
> thereof, IMO).
>
> Shane
>
> "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
> news:ebAoMoIkEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Shane,
>>
>> I don't have a clue. As with most things Microsoft, logic is often the
>> last thing to use when trying to establish the reasoning behind their
>> decisions. If Outlook Express were used in business then I would say it
>> was for fear of alienating their big corporate customers but since it is
>> not ... Perhaps their thinking is based around macro viruses being very
>> much a 20th century "thing" rather than a phenomena of the thrusting
>> naughties. :-)
>> --
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> Shane <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > What's with the .doc thing though? Why can you open a *.doc file with
>> > impunity? Are MS trying to leave themselves a backdoor (or would that
>> > be a front door?)? This seems inexplicable to me - so I don't suppose
>> > it's fair to ask you for an explanation!
>>
>
>

Shane
Thu Sep 02 18:54:38 CDT 2004

Sorry couldn't actually help, Joe.

Shane


"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Thanks Mike and Shane for your information and comments. Appreciated.
>
> --
>
> Regards
> Joe
> Tasmania
>
> Remove NOT to reply
> "Shane" <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2pnl7nFm5u8aU2@uni-berlin.de...
> > Mike,
> >
> > Can Wordpad run .doc macros? Maybe MS might otherwise be forgiven for
> > assuming the Office patches could take care of any threat. Though it
would
> > fall to Sysadmins to implement, I suppose, since Windows Update doesn't
> > scan
> > for Office patch requirements (another example of MS logic or it's lack
> > thereof, IMO).
> >
> > Shane
> >
> > "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
> > news:ebAoMoIkEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Shane,
> >>
> >> I don't have a clue. As with most things Microsoft, logic is often the
> >> last thing to use when trying to establish the reasoning behind their
> >> decisions. If Outlook Express were used in business then I would say
it
> >> was for fear of alienating their big corporate customers but since it
is
> >> not ... Perhaps their thinking is based around macro viruses being
very
> >> much a 20th century "thing" rather than a phenomena of the thrusting
> >> naughties. :-)
> >> --
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >> Shane <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > What's with the .doc thing though? Why can you open a *.doc file with
> >> > impunity? Are MS trying to leave themselves a backdoor (or would that
> >> > be a front door?)? This seems inexplicable to me - so I don't suppose
> >> > it's fair to ask you for an explanation!
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

Joe
Thu Sep 02 19:50:42 CDT 2004

Maybe so Shane, but at least I have something to send back to him, which I
didn't have before.

Cya

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Regards
Joe
Tasmania
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"Shane" <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry couldn't actually help, Joe.
>
> Shane
>
>
> "Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:uk4HWlTkEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Mike and Shane for your information and comments. Appreciated.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>> Joe
>> Tasmania
>>
>> Remove NOT to reply
>> "Shane" <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:2pnl7nFm5u8aU2@uni-berlin.de...
>> > Mike,
>> >
>> > Can Wordpad run .doc macros? Maybe MS might otherwise be forgiven for
>> > assuming the Office patches could take care of any threat. Though it
> would
>> > fall to Sysadmins to implement, I suppose, since Windows Update doesn't
>> > scan
>> > for Office patch requirements (another example of MS logic or it's lack
>> > thereof, IMO).
>> >
>> > Shane
>> >
>> > "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
>> > news:ebAoMoIkEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >> Shane,
>> >>
>> >> I don't have a clue. As with most things Microsoft, logic is often
>> >> the
>> >> last thing to use when trying to establish the reasoning behind their
>> >> decisions. If Outlook Express were used in business then I would say
> it
>> >> was for fear of alienating their big corporate customers but since it
> is
>> >> not ... Perhaps their thinking is based around macro viruses being
> very
>> >> much a 20th century "thing" rather than a phenomena of the thrusting
>> >> naughties. :-)
>> >> --
>> >> Mike
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Shane <arthursixpence@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > What's with the .doc thing though? Why can you open a *.doc file
>> >> > with
>> >> > impunity? Are MS trying to leave themselves a backdoor (or would
>> >> > that
>> >> > be a front door?)? This seems inexplicable to me - so I don't
>> >> > suppose
>> >> > it's fair to ask you for an explanation!
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>