I cannot attach a simple word document to an e-mail because I get a message saying "for your protection and others this type of file cannot be attached", I tried zipping it or saving in a different format, still does not work, often I see the attachment saves as docx, help!

Which e-mail are you using ?
Is this webmail like Gmail, Hotmail, or an installed mail client ?

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