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Title: Microsoft video for Outlook 2003
Post by: DavidSma on February 18, 2006, 11:39:54 AM

Before I installed avast! I used the add-on for Microsoft Outlook 2003,  called Video Mail.   
Now,  avast does not like me using it.     Is there a setting I can set so that I can use this facility please?   :-\
Thanks in anticipation
David

Title: Re: Microsoft video for Outlook 2003
Post by: DavidR on February 18, 2006, 03:21:50 PM

Can you expand on what avast doesn't like about it, errors, warnings, actions (or lack of), etc.

Hopefully this will help someone who uses Outlook (as I don't) to try and identify the problem.

Title: Re: Microsoft video for Outlook 2003
Post by: DavidSma on February 18, 2006, 06:31:26 PM

Hi,
I have cut and pasted the following....
Suspicious extension(s) of attachment
 * VideoEmail.mht
Content-Type doesn't correspond with attachment's extension
 * VideoEmail.mht - text/html
I hope this gives you something to go on.       It is a very useful addition to Outlook.
Regards
David

Title: Re: Microsoft video for Outlook 2003
Post by: DavidR on February 18, 2006, 07:31:48 PM

Yes, that gives something to go on.

It is the heuristics element of the email scanner flagging the attachment .mht as suspicious. The .mht file type is more often used for saving an html page as an archive (e.g. it includes the images, etc. in the file. It is also a proprietary format for use with IE.

So I guess it is not often used in email attachments, the key is suspicious, not infected. o if you are expecting this email with this type of attachment then you can chose no action and allow the email through.

You can also check and further customize the Heuristic Tab settings in the Outlook/Exchange plug-in.

Title: Re: Microsoft video for Outlook 2003
Post by: DavidSma on February 20, 2006, 04:28:40 PM

Hi,
Many thanks for your comprehensive help to my question re Outlook.     
I use the Outloo Video Mail once in a Blue Moon,  so now it has gone.
Regards
David    :D   

Title: Re: Microsoft video for Outlook 2003
Post by: CharleyO on February 20, 2006, 04:44:28 PM

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I use the Outloo Video Mail once in a Blue Moon,  so now it has gone.

I would have never thought someone would want Video Mail in the "Outloo" ......    ;)    ;D    8)


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Title: Re: Microsoft video for Outlook 2003
Post by: DavidSma on February 21, 2006, 12:18:37 PM

Very good!!!     
     David    ;D  ;D  ;D