can't access attachments

Just wondering. When I get emails from ppl and they send me attachments, I can't seem to get to them.

For example. I just got one from a friend and it says there are like 5 or 6 attachments. In the body of the email there is a bunch of picture squares with a little X in the top left hand corner, but no picture. Sometimes there is no picture squares in the body of the email and I have to click on the attachment in the attachment area. When I do it will take me to another page that asks to download, I click, then it asks to open or save. I press save to my download folder to scan later, but when I go to open it, all that is there is a white page with a little orange envelope in the top left corner. OR, like today when I clicked on the attachments it took me to the sign in page to retype my password, then back to msn homepage. Yeesh. Was that enuf, ya think??

Oh, I forgot to mention..I don't know if it will make a difference or not, but the attachments usually are...image 5#'s.jpg OR 5 letters.gif

I'm using a Dell with Win Me and IE 6.0, oh and I use hotmail.

 

I guess I should have put my last question in web and email. Sorry. But I was too dang lazy to delete the message and do it over. I'll do better next time. Or better yet, I'll pay more attention as to where I stick my questions.

 

Let me move you there

 

Open OE, Click on Tools,Options, Security Tab, Then untick the box that says " do not allow attachments that could potentially be a virus to opened or saved.

 

Thanx a bunch. Just did that. Now I'll see what happens the next time I get attachments in the mail. But, once I unticked that box does that mean that I have thrown out the welcome mat for any virus that anyone could possibly be sending me?? Or, if there is a virus should my AV deal with it? Could that be why I couldn't open my attachments to begin with, because they had a virus on them?

 

No, the default setting, I believe in OE is to not allow what 'could' be dangerous files to be opened. A good antivirus program 'should' catch anything you choose to open, and alert you that it is infected, and either delete it (always a good idea) or try to repair it (not a good idea)

 

This description indicates to me that the attachment is not in the email itself. This type of thing occurs when people use html tags to indicate links to the attachments which are somewhere on the internet. It appears that the links are incorrect and therefore you are not able to get the attachement.

Most people attach by appending the file to the email. In other words, when you get your email, the file comes with it. For very large attachments, you will notice it takes a long time to download the email message.

 

Well, just got another email from this friend of mine...and same thing..NO PICTURES. Large white picture frame, small picture frame in top left corner of large frame, with an X in the middle. Some of his attachments come thru, but a lot of the time some of the really big ones..whole bunch of pictures...won't. Guess I'll just have to email him back and say they aren't coming thru and that's it. Apparently, nothing came be done at my end. Oh well.