# Yet another Outlook Express question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-outlook-express-question/164416>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-outlook-express-question/164416 "2003-03-27T00:18:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-outlook-express-question/164416/1 "2003-03-27T00:18:22Z")

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Okay, so I sent myself an email from my work address to my home address. I wanted to get some pictures at home, so I zipped them up, attached them, and sent it.

I just got home and received the message. After downloading the file, I was greeted with the message “OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in your mail: pics.zip”

WTF? Is there any way I can access this file? I know it’s safe - I made it myself. I’ve never run into this problem before.

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**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-outlook-express-question/164416/2 "2003-03-27T00:48:47Z")

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Nevermind! I figured it out.