How do I force Outlook to open "potentially unsafe attachments" that I know are ok?

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I find it interesting that Microsoft considers Access databases among its "unsafe" attachments, but not Word documents.

Did they really feel that Word is less likely than Access to have a malicious program embedded? Or was it just that they couldn't possibly block the attachment of Word documents without blackening their own eye and driving everyone away from Outlook?

Therefore, (IMHO) attachment blocking isn't a true protection mechanism, and is therefore worthless. Users who think they are protected by this useless POC have a false sense of security that does them more harm than good.

Leave protection to an anti-virus program, and don't irritate me with half-baked "protection" mechanisms that get in my way more than they help me.

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Actually our installation of Outlook/Exchange 2003 does a tremendously successful job of blocking perfectly safe Word documents. Added entertainment value is added by the fact that going through all of this level 1 - level 2 nonsense has ABSOLUTELY NO EFFECT whatever. Zipping also has no effect; but resaving the same document as an RTF? That works.

Kudos to Microsoft for blowing another hole in my ongoing dream of software rationalization.

There's alot of confusion re the level 1 and 2 remove stuff. For a definiatve understanding of the issue see:

http://www.infocellar.com/msoffice/outlook-attachments.htm

Hi all,

can someone perhaps help me out here. I am trying to open an attached RTF file in outlook. The system gives the following error message when I try to do so:

"This object was created in Outlook. This application is not available to open this object. Make sure the application is properly installed and that it is not been deleted, moved, or renamed."

Now the strange thing is that the other people that receive the same email, have no problem in opening the attached RTF file. They have the same version of Outlook.

If someone could email me the solution (info@tunnelvision-web.com) this would really be appreciated!!!!!

Thanks all!
Regards
Roy

Hi, I'm trying to grant the files permissions for all the outlook's users at a time, instead of doing one by one on the hkey current user, because I have a terminal server running severals Outlooks.
I'd like to know if it is possible, also if it is possible to open the file that I will allow to be opened without being saved into the harddrive first.
I really will appreciate any help.
Thanks in advance
Julian

Export all messages to Outlook Express.

Thanks - Just saved me losing business to the tune of $600!

Thank you for this good informaition , but still the problem exist , i can not oopen either url or xnk allatments in outlook 2007 .

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