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Scafidel - 14 May 2006 21:04 GMT

For some time, when I send emails with no attachment using Outlook Express,
tech.gif always shows as an attachment. With emails with attachments such as
Word or Excel files, the attachment shows up as tech. gif to the recipient,
who cannot view the file. This also happens with a data base file. I have a
work around, i.e., to sign on my Earthlink Web mail online and use that to
email attachments, but this is a big pain. I believe I have cleaned my
computer of any viruses, using Avast, Panda Online and others.

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 14 May 2006 21:27 GMT

This newsgroup is for support of Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002 & 2003 from the
Office family for Intel PCs. For Outlook Express (OE) support try posting in
one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie4.outlookexpress for OE 4.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?ICP=GSS3&NewsGroup=microsof
t.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;news
groups
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?ICP=GSS3&NewsGroup=microsof
t.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;new
sgroups
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?ICP=GSS3&NewsGroup=microsof
t.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;news
groups
microsoft.public.internet.mail.mac for the Macintosh version of OE
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?ICP=GSS3&NewsGroup=microsof
t.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups). The links under the newsgroup
references are for use with MS's web newsreader (not exactly the best way to
post but it works for some people)

Also a good source of Outlook Express info can be found here:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

> For some time, when I send emails with no attachment using Outlook
> Express,
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> email attachments, but this is a big pain. I believe I have cleaned my
> computer of any viruses, using Avast, Panda Online and others.

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