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SYMPTOMS
When you send a message that contains a shortcut to a file, by
right-clicking the original file, dragging the file to the Inbox folder in
Microsoft Outlook, and clicking Send with Shortcut, the recipient may receive
the following message in the info box of the e-mail message:
Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments:
The recipient may not receive any message and the attachment will be
unavailable.
CAUSE
This behavior is by design. Creating a shortcut by this method does not
create a .lnk file. Shortcuts are recognized as linked files by the
programand areconsidered as a Level 1 file attachment and potentially
harmful.
Note Shortcuts with the file extension of .lnk or .url are level 1 e-mail
attachment types and will not be available to the recipient.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue and share files, post the files to a secure
network share. In your e-mail message you can include a link to the share
that you have given the recipient access to.
MORE INFORMATION
Outlook blocks access to this kind of attachment so that the recipient is
unable to open it. However, if you drag an existing shortcut for the same
kind of file into a message and then send the file, the recipient may be able
to open the file.
Note The option to send the shortcut using this drag and drop method is not
available.
Microsoft has classified dozens of file types as being Level 1 security
risks, including files with .mdb, .mde, .ade, or .adp extensions.
For additional information, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
When you send a message that contains a shortcut to a file, by
right-clicking the original file, dragging the file to the Inbox folder in
Microsoft Outlook, and clicking Send with Shortcut, the recipient may receive
the following message in the info box of the e-mail message:
Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments:
The recipient may not receive any message and the attachment will be
unavailable.
CAUSE
This behavior is by design. Creating a shortcut by this method does not
create a .lnk file. Shortcuts are recognized as linked files by the
programand areconsidered as a Level 1 file attachment and potentially
harmful.
Note Shortcuts with the file extension of .lnk or .url are level 1 e-mail
attachment types and will not be available to the recipient.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue and share files, post the files to a secure
network share. In your e-mail message you can include a link to the share
that you have given the recipient access to.
MORE INFORMATION
Outlook blocks access to this kind of attachment so that the recipient is
unable to open it. However, if you drag an existing shortcut for the same
kind of file into a message and then send the file, the recipient may be able
to open the file.
Note The option to send the shortcut using this drag and drop method is not
available.
Microsoft has classified dozens of file types as being Level 1 security
risks, including files with .mdb, .mde, .ade, or .adp extensions.
For additional information, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: