thanks! that's a really good thought! I'll ask how she's accessing hotmail. i assumed she'd do so via the web but, yeah, it's true you can access it through OE. thanks again, Justin ----- Original Message ----- From: "blindo" <blindo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "access uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 1:29 PM Subject: [access-uk] more on attachments > Hi again Justin > If it is the recipient that is getting the error message it could be a security setting in outlook express that is the problem. > Even though she is using a hotmail account, if the OE is set as the default mail handler it's worth checking the following setting. > > tools menus > options > then security property page > look for the option that reads something like.... > do not allow attachments to be saved that may contain etc etc. > unselect this option and try again. > Blindo > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** vacation ## d > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq