>In Outlook XP, I recieved a message with a file attached... Outlook gives me the following warning : Outlook has blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachement : my_file.exe
One recommended solution from Microsoft is to import the message into Outlook Express and access the attachment from there.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q265424Too little security can be dangerous; too much security can seem to be a hassle. It can be hard to make it right.