Preview pane / opening email

[Lynda S]

With all the suspicious email coming in with mydoom on it -
I just wanted to verify that when you preview an email -
it doesn't "open" it. Can anyone put my fears to rest?

Thanks~!

 

[Debbie]

Sorry but, it does "open" it and our system admin tells us
to not use it for this very reason.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

It does open but it is not able to run scripts so it is safe.

Also if your administrator does a good job with blocking certain file-types
(default for Outlook 2000 with security update and Outlook XP/2002 and
Outlook 2003), installed a spamfilter and keeps the virusscanner up to date
you are in a very secure environment and shouldn't be worried when opening a
mail.

From my point of view; if your sys admin says it is not safe he is not
confident that he is doing a proper job.

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

It depends on the version of Outlook and the patches that are installed.
Outlook 98 is least safe, Outlook 2002/2003 are very safe.
http://www.slipstick.com/emo/2004/up040204.htm