|
Do you ever have
the need to exchange .exe or .mdb or other "unsafe" files over email and
find that the built-in security within Outlook 2002 (XP) and 2003 doesn't allow
you to open them? You end up getting a warning within the title of your
email that says "Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe
attachments: test.mdb."
While I don't advocate
doing this for the rest of your organization, and I know you won't, being
able to take control of your security settings makes it easier for many
of us - admins and experienced computer users.
To do this, a tweak
to the registry is needed -
Run Regedt32 (or
regedit) and go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security
Or for Outlook 2003 users, go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security
Under that key,
add a new value name called Level1Remove with data type REG_SZ. In the
string editor, put in the extensions you want NOT to be blocked separated
by a semicolon (;).
e.g.
mdb;exe;
If you're using
regedit, create new string value called Level1Remove and double click
on the newly added string. In the Value Data field, put in the extensions
like above.
Restart your Outlook
XP or 2003 afterwards and now you'll see the previously banned files reappearing
in the title bar. Double clicking the file prompts for a dialog box that
asks you to save the file.
* Notice if the
email contains two attachments with one no longer banned and the other
banned, you will still get the warning message in the email title bar
that the banned attachment is blocked (and thus not accessible until you
change the registry for that extension) while the other is available for
saving.
Did you find this
article useful? Do you want to see more of this kind or something else?
I would really appreciate your comments, feel free to email
me!
<< go to my previous article on Tips for Offline Users (2) - Free/busy
Time
<<
go back my main page
<<
go back to outlookexchange.com
|
