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Re: wahaha123?

#578
From: Sue Mosher [MVP]
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 00:00
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FWIW, in Outlook 2000, script never runs in the preview pane, so it doesn't
matter what the security settings are or whether you have the preview pane
on or off.
--
Sue Mosher
Author of
  "Teach Yourself Microsoft Outlook 2000 Programming in 24 Hours"
  "Microsoft Outlook 2000 E-mail and Fax Guide"

Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com


Kevin Altis <altis@semi-retired.com> wrote in message
news:Sqb%4.493$Ez2.18888@news.uswest.net...
> I meant that for wahaha123 you would want to first turn off the Preview
pane
> before clicking on the email to delete it. This goes for any known address
> or other email you don't want to get a chance to display/execute when you
> try and delete it. I always turn my Preview pane back on after doing the
> deletion.
>
> The way security zones are currently handled, they are pretty pointless.
If
> you update your Security settings, it applies to any program using
Security
> Zones, including IE and if IE can't run scripts and controls, many of the
> sites you visit would be broken. Unless you specifically add a site to the
> Restricted Zone, it wouldn't use those settings; if I saw reason to
actually
> add a site to the Restricted Zones list I wouldn't ever bother to visit
that
> site again anyway. For most people the security zone that is in use is the
> Internet Zone, because they don't go in and make additions to each zone,
> though they may have gotten additions from their system administrators if
> they work in a corporate environment.
>
> ka
>
> "franc|um" <cybermartin@hotmail.com.kill.spammers> wrote in message
> news:8himvn$31u3@imsp212.netvigator.com...
> > The best method is NOT by turning off the preview pane. You'll open it
> then
> > because you want to know what the post is saying.
> >
> > The best method is to go to Outlook Options and turn to "Restricted
Zone",
> > and turn off ActiveScripting, ActiveX, etc, etc. in the Restricted Zone
> > Security Options of IE
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > franc|um francium@f2s.com (Former Martin Kou || cybermartin)
> >
> >
> > "Kevin Altis" <altis@semi-retired.com> ���g��l��
> > news:x5a_4.696$nk3.16602@news.uswest.net...
> > > This has been discussed in the alt.spam thread "Can someone help?"
> posted
> > > 5/27/2000. It is nasty SPAM, but so far there aren't any known
viruses.
> If
> > > you use Outlook you can avoid having it launch the HTML windows by
> turning
> > > off the "Preview Pane" under the "View" menu before clicking on the
> email
> > to
> > > delete it.
> > >
> > > Please, no more cross-posting.
> > >
> > > ka
> > >
> > > "rb" <2> wrote in message
> > > news:3938fa4c$0$8438$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > > > i just got some email from "wahaha123" and i clicked it, outlook
> > previewd
> > > it
> > > > and it popped a window up which i promptly closed.
> > > >
> > > > i got this email on my other system and a few weeks later the hdd
> > > > crashed(warranty replacement job).
> > > >
> > > > Is this a virus? should i be worried?
> > > > With all the outlook virus's floating around im a bit worried
> > > >
> > > > please reply via email, i dont follow this group
> > > > thank you
> > > >
> > > > Robert Stephenson
> > > >
> > > > robstephenson@iname.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp@slipstick.com>
Subject: Re: wahaha123?
Date: 2000/06/07
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