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Receiving Attachments
Figure 14.10). Outlook Express stores an attachment with its message in a single, specially encoded mail file. You can open an attachment from the mail file or save it separately as a normal file on your hard drive. (To send attachments, see the Tips in "Sending Email" earlier in this chapter.)To open an attachment: Figure 14.7).To save an attachment:| 1. | In the Preview pane, click the paper-clip icon in the header, then choose Save Attachments (refer to Figure 14.13).Figure 14.13. If the selected message has files attached, a paper-clip icon appears on the right side of the Preview pane header. Click the icon for a shortcut menu; then choose the name of the attached file to open (in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or whatever), or choose Save Attachments to save it to your hard drive. |
| 2. | Select a folder for the file; then click Save (Figure 14.14 ).Figure 14.14. After you've saved an attachment on your hard drive, you can delete the message it came with. |
Service Pack 2 installs Attachment Manager, a background security program that handles email attachments and internet downloads. Attachment Manager is part of Windows, but Outlook Express, Windows Messenger, and Internet Explorerand possibly other programs in the futureuse it.To combat email-borne viruses, Outlook Express blocks attachments with high-risk extensions because you could infect your computer if you open them. The extensions include common ones such as .exe and .bat (the sidebar has a complete list). In the message window or Preview pane header, you'll see a warning strip letting you know that the file has been blocked. You can unblock the file if you're sure that it isn't dangerous.To unblock and open a blocked attachment:
| 1. | Choose Tools > Options > Security tab > uncheck Do Not Allow Attachments to Be Saved or Opened That Could Potentially Be a Virus > click OK. |
| 2. | Save the attachment to your hard drive (as described in "To save an attachment" earlier in this section). |
| 3. | In Windows Explorer or on the desktop, double-click the file. |
| 4. | If an Open File - Security Warning dialog box appears, click Run (Figure 14.15 ). The file opens normally.Figure 14.15. Uncheck the Always Ask box if you don't want to be bothered by future security warnings. |
Risky File Types.ade, .adp, .app, .asp, .bas, .bat, .cer, .chm, .cmd, .com, .cpl, .crt, .csh, .exe, .fxp, .hlp, .hta, .inf, .ins, .isp, .its, .js, .jse, .ksh, .lnk, .mad, .maf, .mag, .mam, .maq, .mar, .mas, .mat, .mau, .mav, .maw, .mda, .mdb, .mde, .mdt, .mdw, .mdz, .msc, .msi, .msp, .mst, .ops, .pcd, .pif, .prf, .prg, .pst, .reg, .scf, .scr, .sct, .shb, .shs, .tmp, .url, .vb, .vbe, .vbs, .vsmacros, .vss, .vst, .vsw, .ws, .wsc, .wsf, .wsh |
Blocked Pictures
Outlook also blocks graphics i236-format emailnot attached graphic files, but references to graphics that sit on a web server somewhere. When you open such a message, Outlook Express won't fetch the image from the server because most of these images come from spammers trying to confirm (and sell) your email address. To download images and see them in the message, click the Some Pictures Have Been Blocked warning strip that appears in the message header. To turn off this feature, choose Tools > Options > Security tab > uncheck Block Images and Other External Content i236 E-Mail. You might want to disable this feature if you get a lot of email containing photos from online dating sites.
