Outlook 2000 attachment security

This is due to the "Outlook 2000 SR-1 Update: E-mail Security". E-mail attachment security prevents users from accessing several file types when sent as e-mail attachments. Affected file types include executables, batch files, and other file types that contain executable code often used by malicious hackers to spread viruses. This is installed if the user runs office update and installes the patch. The only way to disable it would be to uninstall Outlook and reinstall it.

A workaround is to use Outlook Express to receive the email (with attachment). This patch does not effect OE.

If she has installed the security patch to prevent downloading unsafe attachments, there's no way to undo it short of uninstalling and reinstalling Outlook without it.

The workaround is for the sender to rename the attachment with a "safe" extension like ".txt", then the recipient downloads it and renames it to whatever it should be.

If you run Exchange 5.0 or later, there are administrative tools you can use to open up the security settings. Please the following KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q263/2/97.ASP
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This will tell all about changing the security setting used by Outlook.

Answer #2 is correct. The better workaround would be to zip the attachments (a better way to send attachments anyway) instead of spoofing the file type. Although a Save As on the attchment w/the correct file name (from the message text) and the user has the file. The Anti-virus software should scan the file save and you feel better.
You should get used to having attachments removed from eMails as it is the trend of the future. You are experiencing the growing pains now. eMail systems have to cater to the biggest idiot on the system. Not everyone is a supergeek like yourself.