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10 reasons why Outlook XP sux

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    On step forward M$ security , 10 steps back for mankind. I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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    I was furious when I first saw this. Then a coworker sent an email about how to disable it. The following RegKey will help: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security Add the string value "Level1Remove", and put in it all the file extensions you want to be able to open. Here's a list I was given: ade;adp;bas;bat;chm;cmd;com;cpl;crt;exe;hlp;hta;inf;ins;isp;js;jse;lnk;mda;mdb;mde;mdz;msc;msi;msp;mst;pcd;pif;reg;scr;sct;shs;url;vb;vbe;vbs;wsc;wsf;wsh Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
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      I was furious when I first saw this. Then a coworker sent an email about how to disable it. The following RegKey will help: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security Add the string value "Level1Remove", and put in it all the file extensions you want to be able to open. Here's a list I was given: ade;adp;bas;bat;chm;cmd;com;cpl;crt;exe;hlp;hta;inf;ins;isp;js;jse;lnk;mda;mdb;mde;mdz;msc;msi;msp;mst;pcd;pif;reg;scr;sct;shs;url;vb;vbe;vbs;wsc;wsf;wsh Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
      U2 - Acrobat[^]
      Stop being PC and accounting for everyone and his momma's timeframe. Just enjoy your :beer: - Rohit Sinha in the content-challenged thread

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      Man I could KISS you :) So all I need to do is send them a .reg file. Now I wonder if that will open, or do I need to make yet another trip there...? Cheers I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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        Man I could KISS you :) So all I need to do is send them a .reg file. Now I wonder if that will open, or do I need to make yet another trip there...? Cheers I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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        leppie wrote: Now I wonder if that will open, or do I need to make yet another trip there...? it should work, do they know how to save to desktop and double click(unless they don't have administrative rights)? b/c some of my users are special education users;P if they can't get the .reg just .zip it!:-D but I think you were being sarcastic, huh:-D Later,
        JoeSox
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          Man I could KISS you :) So all I need to do is send them a .reg file. Now I wonder if that will open, or do I need to make yet another trip there...? Cheers I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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          leppie wrote: Man I could KISS you :~ :laugh: Outlook's help says that the .reg extension is blocked. You could send them a .txt file, and tell them to rename it to .reg after they saved it to disk? Just FYI, here's the list of blocked extensions from the help: .ade Microsoft Access project extension .adp Microsoft Access project .bas Microsoft Visual Basic class module .bat Batch file .chm Compiled HTML Help file .cmd Microsoft Windows NT Command Script .com Microsoft MS-DOS program .cpl Control Panel extension .crt Security certificate .exe Program .hlp Help file .hta HTML program .inf Setup Information .ins Internet Naming Service .isp Internet Communication settings .js JScript file .jse Jscript Encoded Script file .lnk Shortcut .mda Microsoft Access add-in program .mdb Microsoft Access program .mde Microsoft Access MDE database .mdz Microsoft Access wizard program .msc Microsoft Common Console Document .msi Microsoft Windows Installer package .msp Windows Installer patch .mst Visual Test source files .pcd Photo CD image or Microsoft Visual Test compiled script .pif Shortcut to MS-DOS program .reg Registration entries .scr Screen saver .sct Windows Script Component .shs Shell Scrap Object .url Internet shortcut .vb VBScript file .vbe VBScript Encoded Script file .vbs VBScript file .wsc Windows Script Component .wsf Windows Script file .wsh Windows Script Host Settings file Good luck! Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
          U2 - Acrobat[^]
          Stop being PC and accounting for everyone and his momma's timeframe. Just enjoy your :beer: - Rohit Sinha in the content-challenged thread

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            leppie wrote: Now I wonder if that will open, or do I need to make yet another trip there...? it should work, do they know how to save to desktop and double click(unless they don't have administrative rights)? b/c some of my users are special education users;P if they can't get the .reg just .zip it!:-D but I think you were being sarcastic, huh:-D Later,
            JoeSox
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            The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty. Eugene McCarthy

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            JoeSox wrote: if they can't get the .reg just .zip it! but I think you were being sarcastic, huh No! These users ARE DUMB! Thats why zip is even out of the question. ;P At least Outcantlook 2000 pops up the ugliest dialog I have ever seen, still allowing the user to save the file. To make it worse all these damned PC's are running Norton AV. And we know what that means... (well this is what I notice). When you extract files from a selfextracting archive it goes and makes all the files READ ONLY. Really great for those database files you included with your "zip". I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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              leppie wrote: Man I could KISS you :~ :laugh: Outlook's help says that the .reg extension is blocked. You could send them a .txt file, and tell them to rename it to .reg after they saved it to disk? Just FYI, here's the list of blocked extensions from the help: .ade Microsoft Access project extension .adp Microsoft Access project .bas Microsoft Visual Basic class module .bat Batch file .chm Compiled HTML Help file .cmd Microsoft Windows NT Command Script .com Microsoft MS-DOS program .cpl Control Panel extension .crt Security certificate .exe Program .hlp Help file .hta HTML program .inf Setup Information .ins Internet Naming Service .isp Internet Communication settings .js JScript file .jse Jscript Encoded Script file .lnk Shortcut .mda Microsoft Access add-in program .mdb Microsoft Access program .mde Microsoft Access MDE database .mdz Microsoft Access wizard program .msc Microsoft Common Console Document .msi Microsoft Windows Installer package .msp Windows Installer patch .mst Visual Test source files .pcd Photo CD image or Microsoft Visual Test compiled script .pif Shortcut to MS-DOS program .reg Registration entries .scr Screen saver .sct Windows Script Component .shs Shell Scrap Object .url Internet shortcut .vb VBScript file .vbe VBScript Encoded Script file .vbs VBScript file .wsc Windows Script Component .wsf Windows Script file .wsh Windows Script Host Settings file Good luck! Chris Richardson You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin, responsibilities
              U2 - Acrobat[^]
              Stop being PC and accounting for everyone and his momma's timeframe. Just enjoy your :beer: - Rohit Sinha in the content-challenged thread

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              Chris Richardson wrote: Outlook's help says that the .reg extension is blocked. You could send them a .txt file, and tell them to rename it to .reg after they saved it to disk? Negatory! These are DUMB USERS! ;P Chris Richardson wrote: .msi Microsoft Windows Installer package There goes that option as well :( It appears from the list M$ is blocking mostly there own files. Perhaps they know what we dont, security wise. Now I wonder where the hole in a Access DB is to format a users hard drive? I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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                JoeSox wrote: if they can't get the .reg just .zip it! but I think you were being sarcastic, huh No! These users ARE DUMB! Thats why zip is even out of the question. ;P At least Outcantlook 2000 pops up the ugliest dialog I have ever seen, still allowing the user to save the file. To make it worse all these damned PC's are running Norton AV. And we know what that means... (well this is what I notice). When you extract files from a selfextracting archive it goes and makes all the files READ ONLY. Really great for those database files you included with your "zip". I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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                leppie wrote: When you extract files from a selfextracting archive it goes and makes all the files READ ONLY W:wtf:W! I didn't know that, we use McAfee AV, if it can't catch the virus it's sure to crash windows.:-D Later,
                JoeSox
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                  Chris Richardson wrote: Outlook's help says that the .reg extension is blocked. You could send them a .txt file, and tell them to rename it to .reg after they saved it to disk? Negatory! These are DUMB USERS! ;P Chris Richardson wrote: .msi Microsoft Windows Installer package There goes that option as well :( It appears from the list M$ is blocking mostly there own files. Perhaps they know what we dont, security wise. Now I wonder where the hole in a Access DB is to format a users hard drive? I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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                  leppie wrote: Now I wonder where the hole in a Access DB is to format a users hard drive? macro scripts. Later,
                  JoeSox
                  www.joeswammi.com
                  The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty. Eugene McCarthy

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                    JoeSox wrote: if they can't get the .reg just .zip it! but I think you were being sarcastic, huh No! These users ARE DUMB! Thats why zip is even out of the question. ;P At least Outcantlook 2000 pops up the ugliest dialog I have ever seen, still allowing the user to save the file. To make it worse all these damned PC's are running Norton AV. And we know what that means... (well this is what I notice). When you extract files from a selfextracting archive it goes and makes all the files READ ONLY. Really great for those database files you included with your "zip". I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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                    leppie wrote: At least Outcantlook 2000 pops up the ugliest dialog I have ever seen, still allowing the user to save the file. Does that mean, that's what you are going to do? B/c I just thought of another way to do it. I like InnoSetup[^], it's free. Make a setup .exe to execute the .reg. Make sure you name it Install.exe or Setup.exe, now .zip it. Tell the user to open the .zip and click the "Install" button. Winzip automaticlly adds the Install button if it detects a Setup or install.exe. :| Later,
                    JoeSox
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                      1. You can't open or save EXE file attachments.
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                      3. You can't open or save EXE file attachments.
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                      On step forward M$ security , 10 steps back for mankind. I rated this article 2 by mistake. It deserves more. I wanted to get to the second page... - vjedlicka 3:33 25 Nov '02

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