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Re: MS Outlook 98 & Express bug potentially as damaging as a virus



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In a message dated 98-07-30 11:34:53 EDT, arnoldt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> This does not change the danger in opening attachments you
>  do not know where it came from. Save attachments as files and then
>  run a virus scanner against it. Open attachments with READ ONLY
>  type views that do not execute macros or embedded code.

Needless to say, even if an attachment is virus free, if it is an exe file,
one should be extremely cautious about running it.  Viruses aren't the only
problem.

           Pete