>>The attachment policy is simply plugging the biggest security hole there is the one sitting in the chair! ;-) HA! I LOVE THAT LINE! ;-) (Hope you don't mind, Neil, but I think I may just be FORCED to have to swipe those words from you on a temporary basis!)<lol> Very good! Dian Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP & Instructor Free Tutorials: www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: www.mousetrax.com/books.html Learn VBA the easy way, thru video! www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neil Atwood Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 3:21 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: exe files You're welcome Errol. I'm not a defender of MS, but it seems to me that they have been doing a pretty good job of plugging the holes as soon as they are known. There hasn't been a major security issue with OL for quite a long time. The attachment policy is simply plugging the biggest security hole there is - the one sitting in the chair! ;-) ____________________________________ Neil Atwood - Sydney, Australia "If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee; it is the intelligent beverage." Sydney Smith :-----Original Message----- :From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx :[mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Errol Sapir :Sent: Sunday, 31 August 2003 2:27 AM :To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx :Subject: [mso] Re: exe files : : Neil :Thanks :I used one of the addin programs and now I am in control. :Dian had I known there was that limitation I would have :done something like :you suggested. It still doesn't make Microsoft right in :my eyes. They should :be blocking up other "holes" rather than restricting users. :Errol : :-----Original Message----- :From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx :[mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf :Of Neil Atwood :Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 8:45 AM :To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx :Subject: [mso] Re: exe files : :Well Errol, this is not exactly a new issue with Outlook, :but are a number :of ways around it. :This page details them all: :http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm : :It's really very simple to work around this. : :FWIW, remember the day when OL and OE let all attachments :through? For :Outlook that was pre OL2000 SP2. :People screamed blue murder that MS should do something :to stop idiots :opening virus-laden emails, and that OL was an admin :nightmare (and :remember, OL is primarily a business tool rather than for :home users)! :Well, MS did do something about it, and now people :(probably different :people) scream about how MS treats them as dummies... :You can't please all of the people all of the time... : :Regards :____________________________________ :Neil Atwood - Sydney, Australia : : :************************************************************* :You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to :mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : :To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : :To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to :mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" :(without the quotes) in the subject line. : :Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. : This will also allow you to change your email settings :to digest or vacation (no mail). ://www.freelists.org/webpage/mso : :To be able to use the files section for sharing files :with the group, send a request to :mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an :invitation with instructions. 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