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In an earlier episode, "Devster" <devster@unforgettable.com> 
wrote:

> "G. Wayne Hines" <w.d.hines@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:HU4cdQdxQ4gO-pn2-BuduPQ93fQEP@localhost...
> > In an earlier episode, hume.spamfilter@bofh.halifax.ns.ca wrote:
> > > Outlook will launch the VB Script by itself, without prompting the user.
> > I knew there was some reason I didn't want that on my computer.
> > Isn't there a way to turn off that "feature"?
> > gwh
> 
> Yeah, don't use the preview pane, and/or set your internet explorer security
> settings higher.
> 
> HTML formatted messages will be automatically displayed for you by Outlook
> (and Outlook Express) in the preview pane 'properly' (as in, however the
> message's HTML code would have been formatted by Internet Explorer). They'll
> also automatically run any VB Script contained in messages, since it's
> perceived to be part of an HTML formatted message. However, that may not
> occur IF you have set your security settings in Internet Explorer properly,
> since those are what Outlook/Outlook Express use as a permission set to
> display HTML (thus the conflicting reports about it launching automagically
> or not).

OK. That explains it. I guess the easier you make it to view 
attachments, etc., the more you open up the system to possible 
abuse.

gwh

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