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Questions about Read Only Attachments

Receiving Read Only Attachments A reader asks: "Every attachment I receive is marked "read-only" by default in Outlook.  Is there a way to remove the default of read-only that is attached to all incoming email?  I do not want to have to open every email before saving it.  I have poked around but can't seem to find the necessary setting that I can change." … [Read more...] about Questions about Read Only Attachments

Tip 27: Attachments and the SecureTemp Folder

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When you open attachments on email directly from Outlook, a copy is written to a temporary folder on your hard drive. This is so that the virus scanner can check it before it is opened. The folder Outlook uses is under the temp internet folders. This offers more security as only your user account and the computer administrator account can view the files under this folder. The … [Read more...] about Tip 27: Attachments and the SecureTemp Folder

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