Right, James..I know all this...I always zip exe files or change the extension if people don't know how to open zip files , when I SEND them...my ebooks are exes and I know to do this when I send them...however, there is no way for me to tell companies to do this when they send me files, since I don't even know beforehand who these companies are. All I want is a way to get Outlook 2003 to let me know a file was stripped from an email...I do NOT object to the attachment being stripped...what I object to is the fact that the email never even came to me....and THAT'S what I want to change....so I can reply to these people and tell them to resend it in another format. Please note my other message where we discussed body language in email...my CAPS are strictly for emphasis..I am not shouting LOL Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James S. Huggins (MSO) Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 1:30 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Outlook 2003 and exe attachments I should have acknowledged in my original posting that my solution did not directly solve your problem but was a more general response to the issue. I apologize. James S. Huggins ************************************************************* 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. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************