Guest Pauline Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 When trying to send an HTM/HTML file as an attachment this message appears: "To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled" Is this from the OS and why? Running Windows XP SP2.
Guest PA Bear Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: Email Handling http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2email.msp -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net; DTS-L http://dts-l.org/ Pauline wrote: > When trying to send an HTM/HTML file as an attachment this message > appears: > > "To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending > or > receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security > settings to determine how > attachments are handled" > > Is this from the OS and why? Running Windows XP SP2.
Guest Pauline Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message On this day, 9/15/2007 5:14 PM, the esteemed PA Bear replied, with the utmost intelligence > Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: Email > Handling > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2email.msp I get a "Page Not Found" with this link? Thank you for your interest!
Guest Gerry Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message Pauline http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457151.aspx -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pauline wrote: > On this day, 9/15/2007 5:14 PM, the esteemed PA Bear replied, with > the utmost intelligence >> Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: >> Email Handling >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2email.msp > > I get a "Page Not Found" with this link? Thank you for your > interest!
Guest Pauline Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message On this day, 9/15/2007 5:55 PM, the esteemed Gerry replied, with the utmost intelligence > Pauline > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457151.aspx > > Thanks Gerry, I read the e-mail section, but still not certain if this is a server message, or OS message. I do understand why!
Guest VanguardLH Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message "Pauline" wrote ... > When trying to send an HTM/HTML file as an attachment this message > appears: > > "To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent > sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your > e-mail security settings to determine how > attachments are handled" > > Is this from the OS and why? Running Windows XP SP2. "when trying to send ... as an attachment" Well, you haven't sent the e-mail yet. You are still trying to attach a file to an e-mail that you intend to send sometime later. So how could the error be from the mail server that hasn't gotten your e-mail yet? Since you don't get this error until you try to attach a file, how could this be an OS error message? Does this error message randomly appear on the screen and when you are doing nothing with any e-mail application? You are attaching a file to an e-mail, and to do anything with e-mail requires that you run an e-mail application. The OS is not an e-mail application. Outlook Express, for example, is an e-mail application. The message is being shown by the e-mail program that you are using at the time you are also trying to attach the file to a new mail composed using that e-mail program. For whatever e-mail client you are using, you sure this isn't just a *warning* message? It tells you that what you are sending may not be accessible to the recipient because their security settings may block access to your potentially hazardous attachment. You could bypass the warning and attach the .html file and send it (I can and without any warning), but the recipient might see "Outlook has blocked access to the potentially unsafe attachment" so they won't get it anyway (it is still in the e-mail saved in their local message store but marked as blocked so Outlook won't permit access to the attachment). You sure you are attaching an .htm[l] file and not a .url file? So why not just put the URL for the HTML page of interest within the body of your e-mail and let the recipient decide whether they visit there or not? Why bloat your e-mail with an HTML file that may not even render correctly for the recipient? Or you could shove it into a ..zip file and attach that. By the way, add a trailing "x" onto the URL shown in PA Bear's post to see that article.
Guest Gerry Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message Pauline What happens if you send an email with an attachment to yourself? What email programme are you using? -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pauline wrote: > On this day, 9/15/2007 5:55 PM, the esteemed Gerry replied, with the > utmost intelligence >> Pauline >> >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457151.aspx >> >> > Thanks Gerry, I read the e-mail section, but still not certain if > this is a server message, or OS message. I do understand why!
Guest Rey Santos Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 RE: Is this an OS Message There are some antivirus email protection that blocks certain file types on email attachments. I think it was Norton I used years ago. Check your antivirus email protection setting. Also did you checked entries in the tools > options? -- Rey "Pauline" wrote: > When trying to send an HTM/HTML file as an attachment this message appears: > > "To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or > receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings > to determine how > attachments are handled" > > Is this from the OS and why? Running Windows XP SP2. >
Guest PA Bear Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message Sorry, that should have been http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2email.mspx which now resolves to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457153.aspx -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net; DTS-L http://dts-l.org/ Pauline wrote: > On this day, 9/15/2007 5:14 PM, the esteemed PA Bear replied, with the > utmost intelligence >> Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2: Email >> Handling >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2email.msp > > I get a "Page Not Found" with this link? Thank you for your interest!
Guest PA Bear Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message [Her headers tell us that she posted here using Thunderbird, Gerry.] Gerry wrote: > Pauline > > What happens if you send an email with an attachment to yourself? > > What email programme are you using? > > Pauline wrote: <snip> >> Thanks Gerry, I read the e-mail section, but still not certain if >> this is a server message, or OS message. I do understand why!
Guest Gerry Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message Bear Are you saying that using Thunderbird you are unable to send an email to yourself? I had made no assumption regarding the email programme the OP was using! -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA Bear wrote: > [Her headers tell us that she posted here using Thunderbird, Gerry.] > > Gerry wrote: >> Pauline >> >> What happens if you send an email with an attachment to yourself? >> >> What email programme are you using? >> >> Pauline wrote: > <snip> >>> Thanks Gerry, I read the e-mail section, but still not certain if >>> this is a server message, or OS message. I do understand why!
Guest Pauline Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message On this day, 9/16/2007 10:28 AM, the esteemed Rey Santos replied, with the utmost intelligence > There are some antivirus email protection that blocks certain file types on > email attachments. I think it was Norton I used years ago. Check your > antivirus email protection setting. Also did you checked entries in the tools >> options? Thanks to all for your replies. O.K., the e-mail client with the problem I described is SeaMonkey 1.1.4, the most current version. This is the deal: I save a web page to my HD, as "Web Page Complete". which gives me two files: the page in the HTM file the graphics on the page in a separate folder I have since found that by zipping the folder and the HTM file, then sending, the page is received with graphics intact. This also eliminates the message: "To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled". However, I still have not determined what OS component generates the above message. I have looked at all settings I can think of, altho I'm not Windows XP whiz. Do any of you know which component generates the warning about sending graphics, etc. There is a Registry edit which will eliminate the warning, but I want to know where it is generated. Thanks again, to you all!
Guest Pauline Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message I have just read the MSKB Article that PA Bear referenced, and it answered my question. Thanks again to all of you! On this day, 9/16/2007 5:05 PM, the esteemed Pauline replied, with the utmost intelligence > On this day, 9/16/2007 10:28 AM, the esteemed Rey Santos replied, with the > utmost intelligence >> There are some antivirus email protection that blocks certain file types on >> email attachments. I think it was Norton I used years ago. Check your >> antivirus email protection setting. Also did you checked entries in the tools >>> options? > > Thanks to all for your replies. O.K., the e-mail client with the problem I > described is SeaMonkey 1.1.4, the most current version. This is the deal: > I save a web page to my HD, as "Web Page Complete". which gives me two files: > the page in the HTM file > the graphics on the page in a separate folder > > I have since found that by zipping the folder and the HTM file, then sending, > the page is received with graphics intact. This also eliminates the message: > > "To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or > receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings > to determine how attachments are handled". > > However, I still have not determined what OS component generates the above > message. I have looked at all settings I can think of, altho I'm not Windows XP > whiz. Do any of you know which component generates the warning about sending > graphics, etc. There is a Registry edit which will eliminate the warning, but I > want to know where it is generated. > > Thanks again, to you all!
Guest PA Bear Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message YW, Pauline, and thank you very much for your feedback. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net; DTS-L http://dts-l.org/ Pauline wrote: > I have just read the MSKB Article that PA Bear referenced, and it answered > my question. Thanks again to all of you! > > On this day, 9/16/2007 5:05 PM, the esteemed Pauline replied, with the > utmost intelligence >> On this day, 9/16/2007 10:28 AM, the esteemed Rey Santos replied, with >> the >> utmost intelligence >>> There are some antivirus email protection that blocks certain file types >>> on email attachments. I think it was Norton I used years ago. Check your >>> antivirus email protection setting. Also did you checked entries in the >>> tools >>>> options? >> >> Thanks to all for your replies. O.K., the e-mail client with the problem >> I >> described is SeaMonkey 1.1.4, the most current version. This is the >> deal: >> I save a web page to my HD, as "Web Page Complete". which gives me two >> files: the page in the HTM file >> the graphics on the page in a separate folder >> >> I have since found that by zipping the folder and the HTM file, then >> sending, the page is received with graphics intact. This also eliminates >> the message: "To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may >> prevent sending >> or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail >> security >> settings to determine how attachments are handled". >> >> However, I still have not determined what OS component generates the >> above >> message. I have looked at all settings I can think of, altho I'm not >> Windows XP whiz. Do any of you know which component generates the >> warning >> about sending graphics, etc. There is a Registry edit which will >> eliminate >> the warning, but I want to know where it is generated. >> >> Thanks again, to you all!
Guest Gerry Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Is this an OS Message Now I thought you were a Bear not a Sea Monkey <G>? -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA Bear wrote: > [Her headers tell us that she posted here using Thunderbird, Gerry.] > > Gerry wrote: >> Pauline >> >> What happens if you send an email with an attachment to yourself? >> >> What email programme are you using? >> >> Pauline wrote: > <snip> >>> Thanks Gerry, I read the e-mail section, but still not certain if >>> this is a server message, or OS message. I do understand why!
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