How do I unblock .mdb file attachments in Outlook?

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Tom Wickerath

CPS,

As Bob indicates, it is much better to send a zipped file. This is true for
two reasons: 1.) The .zip extension is not automatically blocked by Outlook
and 2.) Sending a compressed file format usually always results in
significantly smaller file attachments. Note: I recommend doing a Compact and
Repair operation before adding the .mdb file to a .zip archive. That said, it
is possible to unblock the .mdb/.mde/.mdw file extensions, in case someone
else sends you a file without having first zipped it. Here is a KB article
that shows you how to do this:

You may receive an "Outlook blocked access to the following
potentially unsafe attachments" message in Outlook
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829982


Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP
http://www.accessmvp.com/TWickerath/
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html
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aaron.kempf

I'm not so sure that is as easy as you make it sound.

I'm just not sure that it always works that easily.
Are you talking about -HOTMAIL- or -OUTLOOK-?

I'm just not positve that it is always that reliable to do that.

I personally- think that Microsoft should take away the ability to
email _SPREADSHEETS_.
That will teach them not to screw with the Access community.

Thanks

-Aaron
 
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Tom van Stiphout

I have followed this or a similar article in the past and with our
Exchange backend I just could not get it done. Embarrasing if you're
working with clients where it would take more than half an hour to
explain to them how to zip a file.

-Tom.
 
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Tom Wickerath

Hi Tom,

You did see this part of the KB article, right?

You can modify the attachment security behavior in Outlook if you are using
Outlook in one of the following scenarios:
• You are not using Outlook in an Exchange environment.
• In an Exchange environment, the administrator has not configured the
Outlook Security settings to disallow changes to the attachment security
behavior.

In these scenarios, follow these steps to modify the attachment security
behavior in Outlook by making a modification to the registry.


Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP
http://www.accessmvp.com/TWickerath/
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html
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