Reading Pane 2003

[Mary Ann]

I was advised not to use the Preview Pane in earlier
versions of Outlook because it could show a message which
had a link to a website on which there was a virus and
the virus would then be on my system even though I use a
virus protector (Norton).

I now have Outlook 2003 and read that sometimes the
Reading Pane will not display a message and indicate
instead that it contains "active content". Does this
mean that in the example given above the message would
not be displayed? Can I now safely use the Reading Pane
without fear that a virus will get through it when it
would not have got through if I hadn't had the pane
open? Is it just as safe with the pane open as with it
closed?

Hope someone can reassure me on this. I would like to
use the Reading Pane because I can see it would be
quicker.

Mary Ann

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

You can use the reading pane...
http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040204.htm#preview

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[Mary Ann]

Thak you Diane. I've looked at the website, I know not
to open attachments I am suspicious about - should I be
Disabling HTML Rendering if I see a message I am
suspicious about?

-----Original Message-----
You can use the reading pane...
http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040204.htm#preview

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)


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I was advised not to use the Preview Pane in earlier
versions of Outlook because it could show a message which
had a link to a website on which there was a virus and
the virus would then be on my system even though I use a
virus protector (Norton).

I now have Outlook 2003 and read that sometimes the
Reading Pane will not display a message and indicate
instead that it contains "active content". Does this
mean that in the example given above the message would
not be displayed? Can I now safely use the Reading Pane
without fear that a virus will get through it when it
would not have got through if I hadn't had the pane
open? Is it just as safe with the pane open as with it
closed?

Hope someone can reassure me on this. I would like to
use the Reading Pane because I can see it would be
quicker.

Mary Ann

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