Outlook Express Attachments

A Twig · June 03, 2003, 10:45:37 AM

Erm yeah, basically OE (Outlook Express) won't allow me to open any atachments and its really pissing me off. Any way to fix this? Microsofts Windows Help didn't, anyone got any solutions?

albert · June 03, 2003, 10:52:26 AM

Twig, It depends what the attachments are. By default it won't allow .exe files to be opened and removes them from view of you Inbox and leaves the text only from that email.

You need to use a small registry hack to allow the files you want to view to be seen.

Tell me... what is the filename you are trying to open?

A Twig · June 03, 2003, 11:12:49 AM

Absolutely anyting more excitin than a jpeg, which is all it wil let me open atm :twisted: :x

A Twig · June 03, 2003, 11:14:12 AM

So basically a hacky me thingy to open Office docs, and WinZip/RAR archives

Benny · June 03, 2003, 12:45:26 PM

I think you can do this.

if you forward the mail somewhere else you can open it from your sent items. I might be talking b0llox though

Cadaver · June 03, 2003, 01:30:23 PM

Erm, I take it you've done this already?

Options > Security Tab > Uncheck 'Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus.'

If not, try it. Worked for me when I couldn't get any attachments to open either.

Doorman · June 03, 2003, 02:29:58 PM

QuoteErm, I take it you've done this already?

Options > Security Tab > Uncheck 'Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus.'

If not, try it. Worked for me when I couldn't get any attachments to open either.

Do what the dead body says and all will be well.

A Twig · June 03, 2003, 04:30:13 PM

Ah cunning I did remove it but at some point it turned back on. LOL, how thick do I look now... :oops:

smilodon · June 03, 2003, 05:07:48 PM

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A Twig · June 03, 2003, 06:51:12 PM

I'll give it a try, if you don't like it prepare to be :onfire:

Doorman · June 03, 2003, 07:41:12 PM

Tried it, dumped it! Too much fiddling about. Didn't automatically import my address book or email accounts. Life's too short to faff about setting up what is after all just an email programme. The messages won't be any more interesting and it won't give me more time to spend with my family. Where the hell is that family? Helloooo. Sigh!

A Twig · June 03, 2003, 08:40:11 PM

well after 5 attempts at download from three different locations, the files is still buggered. OE for me then...

smilodon · June 03, 2003, 09:11:40 PM

Shame as it's a good bit of software. Depends on the amount of e-mail you get of course. I'm a sadact geek so get all sorts of newsletters and stuff (not the "Hey I'm so poplular I get loads of mail" stuff, but the "Hey I'm so bored I sign up to every newsletter under the sun".

Seriously I get about twenty e-mail a day and the rules filter and customisability (is that a word?) is far superior to OE, as is PGP inigration. distibution lists (I send mail too

) And people don't write that many exploits for Pegasus compared to OE, which is a bonus.

But each to their own