Can outlook support more than 1 single line in its signature ?

[Jay]

I am a user with a dilemma. I have used Outlook since 1995/1996 where many
lines were supported without any problem within my personal signature. (e.g.
I had my name, Official Job Title, Business Address, Telephone number, And
Disclaimer within my signature). It never failed or lost any of its content.
Between Dec 2004 and 01 February 2005 I had two lines in my signature. Each
time I came back and logged in their was only one line. It always lost the
second line in the signature. Is this possible? If so what is the solution. I
recognise that the server may be the cause of the problem. Someone naively
has suggested that the organisation may only support one line for signatures.
Please can someone offer a rational explanation. I feel it is an attempt to
discredit Microsoft or an intrusion into my personal account.
Thanks

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

I've never seen that particular problem; nor do I see how the organization
could have limited the length of your signature line. What version of
Outlook are you using? What format are your e-mail messages? (HTML? RTF?
Plain Text?)

I am a user with a dilemma. I have used Outlook since 1995/1996 where
many
lines were supported without any problem within my personal signature.
(e.g.
I had my name, Official Job Title, Business Address, Telephone number,
And
Disclaimer within my signature). It never failed or lost any of its
content.
Between Dec 2004 and 01 February 2005 I had two lines in my signature.
Each
time I came back and logged in their was only one line. It always lost
the
second line in the signature. Is this possible? If so what is the
solution. I
recognise that the server may be the cause of the problem. Someone
naively
has suggested that the organisation may only support one line for
signatures.
Please can someone offer a rational explanation. I feel it is an attempt
to
discredit Microsoft or an intrusion into my personal account.
Thanks

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
Operations Coordinator
Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
http://www.scgab.com

 

[Jay]

Ben
See my commenst below. Sorry I had to wait until I could go to one of the
PCs that I use regularly to obtain the version of Outlook.

I've never seen that particular problem; nor do I see how the organization
could have limited the length of your signature line. What version of
Outlook are you using? What format are your e-mail messages? (HTML? RTF?
Plain Text?)

Outlook 2000 SR-1 is on the PCs that the organisation provide. I have no
control of what is installed on any PC that I use officially.
I certainly am using Plain text and not HTML or RTF

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
Operations Coordinator
Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
http://www.scgab.com

When I raised the problem I was asked not to send my letter to the IT
department as it was standard for all employees who were speaking to me to
use only one line.

This is a feeble and rubbish excuse and I am sure there has been regular
intrusion.

I have no way of establishing what server (back end) they are using.

If we can go through the options -
If the server is running a Microsoft Operating System - I would like you to
comment on the possible ways regular deletion of the second line only of my
signature could occur.
If the server is LINUX or a proprietary UNIX anyone with a SETUID or System
Administrator password can set up a script to run a cron/at job or set up a
scvript to execute when I login or logout. The script could be searching for
specific string in the second line of the signature and deletes it with no
trace. Ofcourse this requires, either 'Trust Relationships' between servers
to be getting abused. Or as stated before it may that someone has root access
with a devious and corrupt mind or has a SETUID in place and hence never
requires to login as root.

A hardware glitch would and coudl not be so selective. If it was a bad disc
area my entire signature or entire account would get into trouble.

I am afraid the amateurs who spoke to me weren't obviously aware of the
wider implications of what had happened.

The matter is quite serious because the organisation is one of the largest
teaching hospitals in the country and has links to all other lareg hospitals
in the area and has a very close relationship to the large university.

Shortly the G8 Summit is taking place here and if there are saboteurs such
as these on the official networks they need to be monitored and if necessary
arrested as they cannot hold root or administrator password.

If they are hacking through a trust relationship with a SETUID then again
they need to be apprehended.
There is much confidential patient and research data held on the network
servers and lunatics like this have to go.

Let me know what you think.
I have spoken to Microsoft head office today and they are waiting for you
and I to exchange details and then send them the details and they will try to
follow up on the more serious security issues.

Thanks and I hope you can shed some more light on where I may have missed
some options

Jay

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Let me know what you think.
I have spoken to Microsoft head office today and they are waiting for you
and I to exchange details and then send them the details and they will
try to
follow up on the more serious security issues.

Well, offhand I can't think of how they might be doing it...or why for
that matter. If I think of something I'll be sure to let you know, though.

--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote/Outlook
Operations Coordinator
Stockholm/KSG - Honolulu
http://www.scgab.com