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Windows Forum / Outlook Express / General Topics / April 2008Outlook Express opening attachments automatically
Do I have to change "options" to "Plain Text" rather than "HTML" to avoid attachments being opened automatically by OE? I want to avoid the possibility of a malicious attachment being opened without my consent but do like using "HTML". Thanks.............Ralph Only graphic attachments appear open. (GIF, JPG & BMP). These are /usually/ not the type that carry bugs along with them. Plain Text is the safest way to go, but if you have a decent AV program, it shouldn't be a problem. You can make a change so you don't see the graphics and still use HTML by doing the following. To prevent attached graphics to be viewed automatically in messages you /receive/ after the message body, see: http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/slideshow.htm  SignatureBruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA > Do I have to change "options" to "Plain Text" rather than "HTML" to avoid > attachments being opened automatically by OE? I want to avoid the > possibility of a malicious attachment being opened without my consent but > do like using "HTML". > > Thanks.............Ralph Thanks Bruce. I checked the link you suggested and the files mentioned in the link "automatically inline Images" was not listed. I do have full McAffee anti-virus/hacker/spyware protection so I will leave well enough alone. I really appreciate your help. Thanks...........Ralph > Only graphic attachments appear open. (GIF, JPG & BMP). These are > /usually/ not the type that carry bugs along with them. Plain Text is the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Thanks.............Ralph If you have OE in the restricted zone under Tools | Options | Security then you needn't worry. steve > Do I have to change "options" to "Plain Text" rather than "HTML" to avoid > attachments being opened automatically by OE? I want to avoid the > possibility of a malicious attachment being opened without my consent but > do like using "HTML". > > Thanks.............Ralph That is how I have it set up. Thanks for your input Steve.........Ralph > If you have OE in the restricted zone under Tools | Options | Security > then you needn't worry. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> Thanks.............Ralph |
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