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How to unblock Blocked Attachments

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modeller | 22:00 Wed 19th Jan 2011 | Computers
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I have Vista and use Windows Mail but I frequently get attachments blocked as unsafe.
I know they are safe because I have sent them to myself and I have applied No Filtering and mimimum security . There are no options to uncheck blocked attachments . Nor is there a Unblock box within the Windows Mail unsafe message. I overcome the problem by clicking on the Forward box and then there are the attachments which I can do what I like with. Which makes a mockery of the original Alert message. How can I get my PC to accept these attachments.
Ther doesn't appear to be a rule sometimes several big attachments get through and another time a small black/white one is blocked. I have ticked the no filtering box and applied minimum security but still many gets blocked. I have looked at all the FAQs but their suggestions don't work .
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Click Tools > Options
Click the Security tab.
Click to clear the tick alongside "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus".
Click OK.

Chris
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Thanks Buenchico I had already done that a few times and it didn't help but I will try again and see what happens. When I checked today that box that box had a tick in it but I had removed it and ticked the Apply box previously .
I've just rechecked and the tick has not reappeared so fingers crossed.
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I've just had two emails flagged up as suspect phishing. Which however allowed itself to be unblocked and it was just an ordinary email from a friend. Not even with an attachment so why should Windows mail suspect it. ? It only takes a second to unblock so it's not a problem
just irritating . Any ideas ?
Perhaps it's time to switch to a better email client?
http://www.mozillames...om/en-GB/thunderbird/
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Thanks I'll give it a try .

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