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From what I can see and the comments that have been made in here it would appear that if you are running Outlook 2002 or 2003, patched up to date, running in a plain text mode and your virus checking is up to date, you are relatively safe as long as your users are not opening infected emails. Running in an open or shut preview pane is irrelevant where script and email type viruses are concerned. Is this the case?

Yes, but it is not limited to Plain Text and Outlook 2002 and 2003. Fully
patched previous versions of Outlook and HTML and Rich Text messages are
also save. Outlook 2003 adds the ability to also prevent pictures from being
downloaded from the Internet so spammers can't trace whether or not your
address is valid.

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"Hugh" wrote in message
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From what I can see and the comments that have been made in here it would
appear that if you are running Outlook 2002 or 2003, patched up to date,
running in a plain text mode and your virus checking is up to date, you are
relatively safe as long as your users are not opening infected emails.
Running in an open or shut preview pane is irrelevant where script and email
type viruses are concerned. Is this the case?

To add to Roady's comments that all formats are safe in newer versions,
plain text is always safe, regardless of the patches. Only a user's actions
can trigger a virus on plain text messages.

http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040430.htm#myths
http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040204.htm#preview

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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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"Hugh" wrote in message
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From what I can see and the comments that have been made in here it would
appear that if you are running Outlook 2002 or 2003, patched up to date,
running in a plain text mode and your virus checking is up to date, you
are relatively safe as long as your users are not opening infected emails.
Running in an open or shut preview pane is irrelevant where script and
email type viruses are concerned. Is this the case?

Thanks for your help. Appreciate the replies.

----- Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote: -----

To add to Roady's comments that all formats are safe in newer versions,
plain text is always safe, regardless of the patches. Only a user's actions
can trigger a virus on plain text messages.

http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040430.htm#myths
http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040204.htm#preview

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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)

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
OneNote Tips:

"Hugh" wrote in message
...
From what I can see and the comments that have been made in here it would
appear that if you are running Outlook 2002 or 2003, patched up to date,
running in a plain text mode and your virus checking is up to date, you
are relatively safe as long as your users are not opening infected emails.
Running in an open or shut preview pane is irrelevant where script and
email type viruses are concerned. Is this the case?