Policy
Configure Outlook Express
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Allows Administrators to enable and disable the ability for Outlook Express users to save or open attachments that can potentially contain a virus. If you check the block attachments setting, users will be unable to open or save attachments that could potentially contain a virus. Users will not be able to disable the blocking of attachments in options. If the block attachments setting is not checked, the user can specify to enable or disable the blocking of attachments in options.
Internal name
OESettings
Policy ID
70532eaf2159
Elements
1
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Block attachments that could contain a virus ID OEVirus | boolean | Path Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express Value name BlockExeAttachments Type REG_DWORD | Options: true (1), false (0) True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0 |
Block attachments that could contain a virus
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
Value name
BlockExeAttachments
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: true (1), false (0)
True: Set value = 1 · False: Set value = 0