What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving, and
causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes
and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your up-to-date A/V
program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

are you exceeding the file size set by your isp.








"Bill" wrote in message ...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill


Most likely: an anti-virus scanning email.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

I'll have access to the offending machine again
tomorrow and I suspect that it is indeed an A/V
problem. I seem to recall that the machine has
Norton A/V installed. And, since I don't use
that product it didn't occur to me that it might
be causing problems. I use AVG without the
e-mail scanning installed, so my mind just
didn't think about A/V as a cause.

I'll post back after I've had a chance to check
it out.

And no, the e-mail never makes it to the Sent
Items nor does it appear in the Outbox.

Thanks Bruce,
Bill



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

Would this also prevent attachments from being opened. Can't open
attachments, get error message,"Not a valid 32 application" TIA
"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in message
news
"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill


Most likely: an anti-virus scanning email.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

Your error message would suggest a possible error in the Windows File
Associations for the file type.

Can you save the attachment (e.g. File Save Attachments)?

If you save the attachment and double click it, does it open OK?

If the saved attachment opens OK, but not directly from OE, that would
suggest an error in the OPEN action in the Windows File Associations.
If saved attachments also fail, you have a more general error in the
file association.

What type of attachments are these?

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_san...e.htm#identify


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Sgt" wrote in message
...
Would this also prevent attachments from being opened. Can't open
attachments, get error message,"Not a valid 32 application" TIA
"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in
message news
"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill


Most likely: an anti-virus scanning email.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

Thanks for your reply.
Used Decoding Internet Attachments- A Tutorial.
OLEXP: Unable to pen EML File Attachments in Outlook Express.
Followed the resolution section and corrected the problem.
Thanks for your solution and reply.
"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
Your error message would suggest a possible error in the Windows File
Associations for the file type.

Can you save the attachment (e.g. File Save Attachments)?

If you save the attachment and double click it, does it open OK?

If the saved attachment opens OK, but not directly from OE, that would
suggest an error in the OPEN action in the Windows File Associations. If
saved attachments also fail, you have a more general error in the file
association.

What type of attachments are these?

See the Identifying Attachment File Types and Setting File Associations
section of
Decoding Internet Attachments - A Tutorial
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_san...e.htm#identify


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Sgt" wrote in message
...
Would this also prevent attachments from being opened. Can't open
attachments, get error message,"Not a valid 32 application" TIA
"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in
message news
"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill


Most likely: an anti-virus scanning email.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

Bruce,
The problem went away as soon as I disabled the
e-mail scanning in Norton.
Thanks,
Bill


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

You're welcome. If it were me, if not sooner, at least when the subscription
is up, I would get rid of Norton completely and replace it with Avast,
(Freeware).
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
Bruce,
The problem went away as soon as I disabled the
e-mail scanning in Norton.
Thanks,
Bill


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill