Outlook Express menu:
Tools/Options/Security. Uncheck "do not allow attachments..."
Also see these KB articles:
291387 - Using Virus Protection Features in Outlook Express 6:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291387
329570 - Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in Outlook Express After You Install
SP1:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329570

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Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
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terry <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in 04fd01c39f50$0f071bb0$a401280a@phx.gbl:
> Why does OE not allow me to open select attachments when
> they are coming from my frequently used email addresses?
> Their message reads "OE has removed access to the unsafe
> attachment - FWD"
> Any idea how I can stop them from doing this - these same
> attachments are able to be opened by others.