Hi Mike,
First, it appears your sister's service provider may be filtering her
outgoing mails for any attachments. This usually happens with emails used
for job-related functions: some employers would set up those filters on the
main gateway machine.
But please note me correctly: I'm not sure that that is the case with her
mails. It's just one possible explanation especially considering that you
don't have any problems with other emails from other service providers. So
the setting in Outlook Express wouldn't do that.
Anyway for the next issue: "Block all images in HTml..." on the Security tab
in OE options is simply to automatically trim your HTML messages of any
images or attachments they might have. This security feature is helpful in
deactivating some rogue scripts embedded in HTML messages which may execute
some dangerous actions with the attached image or file as their parameter.
Personally, I don't think you have to be paranoid with this secuirity by
just disabling such attachments: leaving it unchecked won't compromise you
unless you know for sure that you often receive spam mail or any unsolicited
messages from Mars and this wide, wide world of cyberspace. I think spam can
be better handled in other ways: just have your antivirus and antispam and
antispyware programs up-to-date, and not just open attachments you aren't
sure of.
Cheers,
Ishe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Barbara Arcadia" <[email protected]>
To: "Blind Computing" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 9:46 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Email security question
Hi All;
I am having a problem receiving attachments and pictures / graphics from
my
sister who's provider is Cox.net. Can someone please tell me if having
this
setting checked on the security page in options using Outlook Express
"Block
images and other external content in HTML e-mail " could have anything to
do
with the problem? Also could someone please explain to me exactly what
this
setting does? I don't have any problems with any other Internet Providers
as far as receiving attachments or pictures. All advice/help will be
greatly appreciated. Thanks much. Take care.
Mike
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