Unblock Access attachment in Outlook.

[david epsom dot com dot au]

Microsoft
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290497

and Slipstick
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/getexe.htm#ol2002

have released information on how to unblock Access .MDB Attachments in
Outlook, if you don't have an Exchange Admin who does this stuff for you:

1. Run Regedit, and go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security
(change 10.0 to 9.0 for Outlook 2000 SP3 or to 11.0 for Outlook 2003`fs)

2. Under that key, add a new string value named Level1Remove.

3. For the value for Level1Remove, enter a semicolon-delimited list of file
extensions.
For example, entering this:
..mdb;.url
would unblock Microsoft Access files and Internet shortcuts.

(david)

PS: Microsoft still maintains the amusing position that MDB files are a
potential security threat, but DOC files are not

 

[Arvin Meyer]

David,

There is only one reason that MDB files are not a threat, and that is
because they are special purpose files which would be very difficult to
spread without getting caught. That makes them unattractive to the people
who write viruses. OTOH, really nasty, malicious code could easily be
written in Access that would put some of the viruses out there to shame.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access downloads:
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access

 

[david epsom dot com dot au]

By their own description, "The "unsafe" category represents any extension
that may have script or code associated with it". This clearly includes
Excel and Word, but, magically, DOC and XLS were not included as unsafe
extensions. Doubtless because too many people would have complained.


That MDB blocking actually caused endless irritation in our office, and I am
glad there is a way we can now control it. The irritation was not assuaged
by the realisation that we were the victims of a marketing related decision,
either with no real justification, or with real justification but
insufficient honesty.

(david)