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Our lawn mowing man sends his monthly invoice as an attachment with his e-mail stating that he has sent his invoice.
When I open his e-mail using Windows Mail the attachment never shows so of course I am unable to open it. However if I
go direct to the e-mail section on the ISP ( as though I was using an Internet cafe to access them ) lo and behold there
is the attachment and I can open it.
I am 100% sure that I haven't altered any settings and anyway all other attachments arrive as normal. Oh yes and
the others he sends invoices to have no problems.
When I open his e-mail using Windows Mail the attachment never shows so of course I am unable to open it. However if I
go direct to the e-mail section on the ISP ( as though I was using an Internet cafe to access them ) lo and behold there
is the attachment and I can open it.
I am 100% sure that I haven't altered any settings and anyway all other attachments arrive as normal. Oh yes and
the others he sends invoices to have no problems.
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BOAC, Thanks for the link which I have looked at. My setting is on "do not allow attachments to be saved or opened etc".
Probably safer if I leave it like that until I expect the mowing invoice and then change it for a couple of hours. Thanks again.
Probably safer if I leave it like that until I expect the mowing invoice and then change it for a couple of hours. Thanks again.
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As you wish - it is generally 'ok' to open attachments if you follow a few simple rules:
1) You do have a good AV programme, regularly updated?
2) Are you expecting it?
3) Does it 'sound' plausible?
4) BEWARE "here is a mobile photo for you click the attachment to view" stuff - I always check with supposed sender first.
I have no doubt others will add warnings/caveats, but these are the basics. NB Any attachment can carry 'infectious' code.
1) You do have a good AV programme, regularly updated?
2) Are you expecting it?
3) Does it 'sound' plausible?
4) BEWARE "here is a mobile photo for you click the attachment to view" stuff - I always check with supposed sender first.
I have no doubt others will add warnings/caveats, but these are the basics. NB Any attachment can carry 'infectious' code.
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Opening an attachment via web mail is the same as opening it in Windows/any mailprog.
The attachment is still opened on you computer.
The attachment is still opened on you computer.
