Re: Response from several people and Microsoft Technical Support

From: Rick (Rick@EmbraceHisGrace.com)
Date: 10/24/02 

From: "Rick" <Rick@EmbraceHisGrace.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 13:12:40 -0700

Good points, Jupiter! Another feature that will enhance
email security is to disable the Preview pane for your
Inbox! There are new, malicious virus that run in HTML in
the email message itself! And simply previewing the
message will run the code! In Outlook, you must have the
Advanced Menu toolbar enabled (rightclick on your menu
bar, choose Advanced), then you can click the Preview
button on this toolbar to enable/disable. One can NEVER
be too safe!

Rick www.EmbraceHisGrace.com

>-----Original Message-----
>As long as you run an updated virus scan at least weekly
and have it
>set to automatically scan E-Mail, you have done all that
you can
>reasonably be expected to do.
>Also You should not open suspicious E-Mail.
>That is a new feature Microsoft added.
>People that rarely if ever receive attachments are
better leaving it
>checked for added protection.
>They can uncheck it if they are expecting an attachment
from a
>reliable source.
>No one can guarantee you will not get a virus checked or
unchecked.
>Microsoft just added another tool and gave us a choice
on whether to
>use it.
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones
>Please respond to newsgroup only.
>Everyone can benefit from the message.
>
>
>"Josette" <Jozee@adelphia.net> wrote in message
>news:cdb401c27b68$c21904f0$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for the responses to my question on the Critical
>> Update Security Pack 1. Everyone, including Micro Tech
>> says to uncheck the box on attachments on Outlook
Express.
>>
>> The question that still remains unanswered by Microsoft
>> Tech is: Even though I have Norton Anti Virus Program
>> running and I uncheck this added feauture on the
Outlook
>> Express, am I more or less secure in allowing a virus
to
>> enter?
>>
>> I was receiving attachments without any problems when
I had
>> the box checked to not allow any potential viruses in
and
>> then after downloading the Critical Update, Outlook
Express
>> began deleting all attachments.
>>
>> By updating have I lost an important feauture that I
should
>> continue to use and opened the door to more problems.
Any
>> ideas or direct knowledge on that? Mucho Grasias
>
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