Opening Blocked Attachments

Although it’s useful to block attachments in general, there will undoubtedly still be a occasional legitimate attachment that ends up blocked by Outlook 2007. Fortunately, even though attachments are blocked, you can still access them using a few other approaches. The attachment file type (Level 1 or Level 2) and the other e-mail programs available to you determine the best method for opening the file.

Allowing Level 1 Attachments

You can configure Outlook 2007 to allow certain Level 1 attachments (essentially removing them from the Level 1 list) by modifying the registry. (See "Configuring Attachment Blocking Directly in Outlook" earlier in this chapter for instructions.) You might want to do this if you find yourself ...

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