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Re: wahaha123?

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From: f�l��h�^|�o�g
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 00:00
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Yes, it's a good feature indeed
But most Internet users are using Outlook Express not Outlook :)

--
francium@f2s.com
Now I Know Why You Wanna Hate ME


"Sue Mosher [MVP]" <suemvp@slipstick.com> ���g��l��
news:#i7uTAE0$GA.228@cppssbbsa02.microsoft.com...
> FWIW, in Outlook 2000, script never runs in the preview pane, so it
doesn't
> matter what the security settings are or whether you have the preview pane
> on or off.
> --
> Sue Mosher
> Author of
>   "Teach Yourself Microsoft Outlook 2000 Programming in 24 Hours"
>   "Microsoft Outlook 2000 E-mail and Fax Guide"
>
> Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
>
>
> Kevin Altis <altis@semi-retired.com> wrote in message
> news:Sqb%4.493$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: "f�l�\�h�^|�o�g" <franc|um@f2s.com/kill/spammers>
Subject: Re: wahaha123?
Date: 2000/06/07
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