Prohibited file
Viccatchu
There is an attachement that is blocked by windows live mail desktop.
I know the person that send this email.
It says
"Prohibited file.
This message contains an attechement whose file type is considered dangerous
The file has been deactiveted."
I can't play the movie, cann't you edit the security for these files??
Ildhund
you could look at. If you have "Do not allow attachments ..." selected, then
this is probably the cause of the problem you describe.
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Colin Brown MSNMVP
There are certain attachments that are blocked (.exe for example).
The best thing is to get your friend to zip up the file and send you the
zip. This should always get through.
Colin Brown
WL MVP
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Tsunami Australia
imagine so.
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>
>
>> WLMD is like Outlook in that respect (although not quite as restrictive).
>> There are certain attachments that are blocked (.exe for example).
>> The best thing is to get your friend to zip up the file and send you the
>> zip. This should always get through.
>>
>> Colin Brown
>> WL MVP
>
> Colin,
>
> When I receive a message with a .jpg file attached (picture), it shows
> that
> the picture file is considered dangerous and has been blocked. Why are
> .jpeg
> (or .jpg, for that matter) files considered dangerous? This just recently
> started.
>
> Bob
Peter.R
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/12/05/001205hnwebbug.html
One pixel images can appear invisible in emails, but can contain a 'bug' which provides spammers with confirmation of a valid email address, or maybe even transmit a virus.
Thus the option "Block images and other external content in HTML e-mail" at: Tools->Safety options->Security [tab]->Download Images [section], and why the preview pane is disabled within the 'Junk e-mail' folders.
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Peter
(Windows Vista Home Premium with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606)
"There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Shakespeare
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>
>
>> There are certain attachments that are blocked (.exe for example).
>> The best thing is to get your friend to zip up the file and send you the
>> zip. This should always get through.
>>
>> Colin Brown
>> WL MVP
>
Colin Brown WLMVP
sending jpg files.
Blocked senders is basically a list of people (or domains) that you will
never see email from. It gets blocked at the server and won't hit your
inbox. Everybody else by default is a safe sender although you can think of
the safe senders list as a list of trusted people (your contacts on
messenger for example).
Colin Brown
WL MVP
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> I had difficult with Prohibited file type format. "This message contains
> an
> attachment whose file type is considered dangerous. The file has been
> deactivated."
>
> How do I configure on Safely Options ?? Can you explain me between safe
> senders and blocked senders ? I permit to my friend is allowing me
> pictures
> with JGP on my Windows Live. I need authorization JGP allowances brings
> up
> me, please. Please help us immediate action.
Michael Santovec
potentially dangerous attachments.
The risk level of a file depends on its file type and in some cases the
default application to open it.
Description of how the Attachment Manager works in Windows XP Service
Pack 2 and above
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883260
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...winston
To access Help
Open WLM
Press F1 to load the online Help
In the search box enter(omit quotes) "Attachments"
Select the item "Can't Download Attachments"
<qp>
Can't download attachments
Windows Live Mail blocks certain types of file attachments that have a higher risk of containing a virus (A program that can harm
your computer or access your private information.) . If you receive an attachment that Mail doesn't support, the warning
Prohibited file type is displayed in the message header, and the attachment can't be downloaded or opened. You can stop Mail from
blocking attachments, or you can temporarily change the file extension of the file to an allowed type before you send it, to
prevent Mail from blocking it.
Start Mail.
In Windows XP, click Start, and then click Programs.
–or–
In Windows Vista, click Start, and then click All Programs.
Click Windows Live, and then click Windows Live Mail.
In the upper-right corner of the screen, click the Menus button , and then click Safety options.
Click the Security tab, and then, in the Virus Protection section, clear the Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that
could potentially be a virus.
Click OK.
This doesn't unblock blocked attachments that you've already received, but any attachments that you receive in the future won't be
blocked.
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ms-mvp mail
Michael Santovec
"This doesn't unblock blocked attachments that you've already received,
but any attachments that you receive in the future won't be blocked."
is WRONG. This setting doesn't alter the messages in any way, just
whether or not WLM will let you Currently let you open or save any such
attachments.
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"...winston" <winst...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> The following is available from the Windows online Help.
>
> To access Help
> Open WLM
> Press F1 to load the online Help
> In the search box enter(omit quotes) "Attachments"
> Select the item "Can't Download Attachments"
>
>
> <qp>
> Can't download attachments
> Windows Live Mail blocks certain types of file attachments that have a
> higher risk of containing a virus (A program that can harm your
> computer or access your private information.) . If you receive an
> attachment that Mail doesn't support, the warning Prohibited file type
> is displayed in the message header, and the attachment can't be
> downloaded or opened. You can stop Mail from blocking attachments, or
> you can temporarily change the file extension of the file to an
> allowed type before you send it, to prevent Mail from blocking it.
>
> Start Mail.
>
> In Windows XP, click Start, and then click Programs.
> -or-
...winston
Correct me if I am wrong, it doesn't appear to claim that it 'alters the messages'.
Are you saying that unchecking that item allows one to open or save earlier received attachments or only future received
attachments(which would no longer be blocked).
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Michael Santovec
future messages.
The setting is simply a toggle that controls opening or saving the
attachment. If you turn it off, the previously blocked attachments will
instantly be available for opening/saving.
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BarbaraS
similar problem. Hotmail is telling me that photos sent to me as .jpg files
are prohibite file types and will not let me save them. Yet when I check out
the HELP, the file types listed as prohibited do NOT include .jpg files.
Does anyone know what the problem is? I do not want to change the security
option of HOTMAIL to allow all file types. I would like this error
corrected. Is there a HOTMAIL tech support group?
thanks!
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...winston
Are you using Windows Live Mail(email client) or Windows Live Hotmail(web interface accessed via your browser, eg. Internet
Explorer)
If the former
Tools/Safety Options/Security/
What are you options for these two 'Download Images' settings
- Block Images and other External content in Html e-mail
- Show images and external content from email addresses in my Safe Senders list
For the latter
You can not change the security settings for your Hotmail account in the Windows Live Hotmail web interface.
You might check your configuration for your browser and other software(AV, AntiMalware, Firewall etc)
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...winston
ms-mvp mail
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BarbaraS
Security options as you suggested. I have a checkmark beside both of the
boxes you mention. I should uncheck the first box to solve the problem, is
that correct? Thank you so much for you help (assuming this works).
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...winston
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"BarbaraS" <Barb...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:28757E1B-AB8A-4F6D...@microsoft.com...
BarbaraS
file type message. Any other ideas?
Barbara
Michael Santovec
Uncheck that and you should be able to save or open any type of
attachment.
JPG are normally considered safe if you open them in the default
application that came with Windows. If you are using some other
application, Microsoft isn't sure that the program can safely open JPG
files.
Alternately, the images you are getting are not really JPG files. Are
they form someone that you know and expected pictures from? Some
viruses are sent with names like IMAGE.JPG.EXE with sender hoping you
are hiding file extensions and will open it thinking it's a JPG when
it's really a program. They default setting to block potentially
dangers attachments protects you from that.
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