Attachments in email(OE)

Jay Francis · 03-04-2004, 01:51 PM

Just joined...I have been getting emails normally , including "test" emails that I have sent to myself that have a mesage in the attachment line. There is no paper clip or anything like that, but instead a line that reads like...
ATT00005.htm(255 Bytes)
To open the email without clicking on the above is OK , but if there is a link, I can`t get it.
My question basically is...Is there something in the Outlook Express settings that has been changed by mistake? The bottom line is , it`s got go!
Thanks, Jay

ravenmadtaoist · 03-04-2004, 09:56 PM

Have you run any antivirus software??? I wouldn't be bothering to try to open something like that. Especially if they are attached to e-mails you've sent yourself and haven't attached anything on purpose....

Jay Francis · 03-05-2004, 08:44 AM

I have Norton Internet Security 2004 and I have run a full system scan and found nothing. I don`t treat these as actual attachments as they don`t contain the " paper clip" on the left hand side. It really seems as though there was something screwed up in the settings in Outlook Express. I would really like to compare what the settings should be with what I have. If there was a way to forward the message I sent to myself, I would but I can`t see any way of doing so.
Jay

chrönik04 · 03-06-2004, 11:04 AM

ok, so your having problems receiving the attachments??

oe6 'blocks' most attachments by default. tools>options>security> clear "do not allow attachments to be saved....." keep in mind norton may also be removing some of your sent/received attachments.

-c

Jay Francis · 03-06-2004, 04:26 PM

This is really hard to explain. In the received mail screen (I wish I knew how to do a screenshot), the information showing is...
From: Jay Francis
Date: Saturday, March 06,2005 5:13 PM
To: Jay Francis
Subject: Test3
Attach: ATT00019.htm (255 bytes)
Of course , the body of the letter reads "Test3" only because that`s what I called it. The "ATT" line does not have the usual paper clip that is usuall associated with attachments, because I don`t have any attachments to send. This is really frustrating me because it seems that something minor in the settings has caused this. Any ideas are really appreciated.
Jay

craven · 06-30-2004, 05:00 PM

Jay,

Did you ever resolve your ATT####.htm problem? Its happening to me and I wonder if it has to do with setting OE to read email as text only? I thinking it might indicate that html has been stripped from the received email.

03-04-2004, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jay Francis Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 46	Attachments in email(OE) Just joined...I have been getting emails normally , including "test" emails that I have sent to myself that have a mesage in the attachment line. There is no paper clip or anything like that, but instead a line that reads like... ATT00005.htm(255 Bytes) To open the email without clicking on the above is OK , but if there is a link, I can`t get it. My question basically is...Is there something in the Outlook Express settings that has been changed by mistake? The bottom line is , it`s got go! Thanks, Jay

03-04-2004, 09:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
ravenmadtaoist Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 393	Have you run any antivirus software??? I wouldn't be bothering to try to open something like that. Especially if they are attached to e-mails you've sent yourself and haven't attached anything on purpose.... __________________ Life is a terminal sexually transmitted condition. There is no known cure & we are unable to determine how long you will have to live. LDMS What am I??? Flypaper for freaks????!! My mood today is... 68.63905% - Geek God(dess) [The Geek Test]

03-06-2004, 11:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
chrönik04 Ultra Techie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 551	ok, so your having problems receiving the attachments?? oe6 'blocks' most attachments by default. tools>options>security> clear "do not allow attachments to be saved....." keep in mind norton may also be removing some of your sent/received attachments. -c __________________ This is Linux country. If you listen carefully, you can hear Windows reboot... How to ask questions the smart way. Help stop the PIRATE Act.

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03-05-2004, 08:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jay Francis Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 46	I have Norton Internet Security 2004 and I have run a full system scan and found nothing. I don`t treat these as actual attachments as they don`t contain the " paper clip" on the left hand side. It really seems as though there was something screwed up in the settings in Outlook Express. I would really like to compare what the settings should be with what I have. If there was a way to forward the message I sent to myself, I would but I can`t see any way of doing so. Jay

03-06-2004, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jay Francis Newb Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 46	This is really hard to explain. In the received mail screen (I wish I knew how to do a screenshot), the information showing is... From: Jay Francis Date: Saturday, March 06,2005 5:13 PM To: Jay Francis Subject: Test3 Attach: ATT00019.htm (255 bytes) Of course , the body of the letter reads "Test3" only because that`s what I called it. The "ATT" line does not have the usual paper clip that is usuall associated with attachments, because I don`t have any attachments to send. This is really frustrating me because it seems that something minor in the settings has caused this. Any ideas are really appreciated. Jay

06-30-2004, 05:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
craven Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1	Jay, Did you ever resolve your ATT####.htm problem? Its happening to me and I wonder if it has to do with setting OE to read email as text only? I thinking it might indicate that html has been stripped from the received email.