Since patching Outlook 2000 with SP2 a while ago, most/all attachments are now completely blocked.
I received a very important program update (an .exe) from our Anti-Virus software supplier and I can't even access it. The msg. is: "Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments" First MS allows anything to get though such as asp, wsh, vba, etc. code now, they have just blanket-blocked every possible attachment type with no clear retrieval method. I've looked at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q262/6/31.ASP and http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q263/2/97.ASP which contain a lot of nonsense about modifying registries, adding a security setting folder, et cetera.... Is this the only way? I don't allow access to the client's registry and I'm not so keen about having to modify the registries on every computer in this company. They couldn't spend the time to fix the way certain files interact with their 'Swiss Cheese' code so they, instead, Disabling attachments altogether? What a really stupid (typically Microsoft) band-aid solution!! Doesn't anyone ever just get fed up with how MS solves 'their' security problems? It seems to me that email attachments should be an essential function of any email program. I did eventually pick up the anti-virus file through my other email server, which is a Group Wise 5 test server! Shawn _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
