Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave: >My understanding has always been that unless you have your "preview" >window open in Outlook and you allow it to execute attachments; you >should be "ok" (not necessarily saying that you cannot attain a virus >but that you would actually have to execute the file in question). Outlook can execute scripts if the preview window is open without actually opening the email itself. And, since it can execute scripts embedded in html, you might unwittingly run a script on your local computer if you either preview or read the message...without doing anything to launch an attachment. Both behaviors are nothing less than pure evil, in my opinion. Search for cert advisories if you're interested in more. Or look at Microsoft's own security bulletins. Eric - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html