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From: I Hate SPAM (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/06/04 

Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 07:35:49 -0700

Recently the SPAM I've been getting has taken a new
twist. The SPAM messages are attempting to access email
addresses... fortunately Outlook is asking for permission
to allow this and of course I say no.

I don't open the messages and I don't use the preview
pane. This occurs when I select the message to be
processed and forwarded to Spam source for spam reporting.

Has anyone else seen this?
What addtional security measures can be taken to protect
against this latest SPAM attack.

Windows 2000
Outlook 2003 SP1
Security Updates done weekly
Norton Antivirus 2004
Firewall - Norton Internet Security 2002

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