Re: Which is more secure Outlook or Hotmail?

"S. Pidgorny <MVP>" <slavickp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

G'day:

"Anteaus" <Anteaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Outlook used to be a security disaster-area, but recent versions have
substantially improved on that situation. However I would still be careful
about opening untrusted HTML messages in Outlook.

How do you know it's untrusted and HTML without opening the message?

Just discard the HTML and let the client display (not interpret!) the
text-part only!

JFTR:

* Can you switch to a text-only view in your browser too?
If a hosted service ever gets compromised that might be helpful.-)

* Can you switch your hosted service to display foreign, untrusted
content without any embedded malicious code?

If not, then the local email/news client has an advantage!

If you want to achieve security then:

1. Don't use Internet Explorer, for Hotmail or anything else. Get Firefox.

2. Use a more-secure POP/IMAP mailreader such as Thunbderbird.

There were some nasty vulnerabilities. You should have suggested browser and
mail client with zero known vulnerabilities - like Pocket IE.

Back to subject. You have to update Firefox and Thunderbird constantly. You
don't need to do that for Hotmail - or other hosted services. That is
another difference.

Don't you use a browser to access Hotmail or other hosted services?
Then you'll have to update that browser.
If you use an email client instead, you have to update that one.
Either way, you have to update your client.

Stefan

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