[PRODIG] Problem opening attached Mac files in OE

[francis newman]

Hi all

I just had to help a client rescue an attachment (from his client - not me) that Outlook Express (win) had decided might be a virus. I'm not sure whether the attached file was a jpeg or a gif, but it had been created on a Mac and my client had previously had similar problems.

There is a setting in OE 6 under tools/options/security "do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus". When this was switched off the attachment re-appeared.

What is about a Mac file that Microsoft have decided might make it a security risk - or is it just a dastardly plot from Bill Gates :-)

I'm just interested to know what the difference is between a PC jpeg (or gif) and a Mac that causes this.

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Best,
Francis Newman
Webshot Ltd, UK

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