Author Archives: Dave Warren (everything-mdaemon.com)

Outlook has blocked access to unsafe attachments

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Outlook assumes that users aren’t smart enough to be allowed access to executable file types. This assumption may or may not be valid, depending on your user base.

Microsoft has a writeup with an explanation, but the basic idea is pretty straightforward. Also available is the list of attachments blocked in Outlook 2007.

If you’ve decided your users should have access to certain restricted file types, the process is actually very simple; just a quick registry edit and you’re on your way.

  1. Start…Run…”regedit”
  2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security
  3. Create a new string value called Level1Remove
  4. Enter in the file extensions you want to use, such as .exe or .bat
  5. You can have multiple file types separated by a semicolon like this: “.exe;.com”

This applies to Outlook whether or not you use Outlook Connector.

Semaphore file generator 2.0

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jrlopezp has updated his popular semaphore file generator.  So what’s new?

The old version of MDSemgen was developed in VB6. This new version has been completely re-designed from scratch on the .NET platform.

  • Custom List of Semaphore Files
    MDSemgen 2.0 allows you to define your own list of semaphore files to generate by adding or removing them from the application’s configuration file (MDSemgen.exe.config).
  • Custom List of Semaphore Files
    MDSemgen 2.0 allows you to define your own list of semaphore files to generate by adding or removing them from the application’s configuration file (MDSemgen.exe.config).
  • Time-Cycle Scheduling of Semaphore Files
    A new and exciting feature has been added to this version of the program that allows you to specify a time interval and a comma-delimited list of Semaphore Files you want the program to generate.
  • Specify Your Custom Destination Path
    You can specify the destination folder where you want the semaphore files to be created.
  • Turn On/Off notifications and warnings
    Notifications apply only when you generate a semaphore file by right-clicking on the system tray icon and selecting the semaphore file you of your choice.
  • Warnings are useful for debugging. They will warn you about problems like: the specified destination folder not being found or errors with the definitions of the semaphore files you specify in the application’s configuration file.
  • New System Tray Icon (Semaphore)
  • Link to Alt-N’s Web Site
    Double-Click on the system tray icon and click on the link to Alt-N’s web site from the dialog box.

Download the update!