Re: Outlook vs. Outlook Express

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From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] (dianenws_at_poremsky.com)
Date: 10/10/04 

Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 12:31:28 -0400

The only question should be "Do you need the extra features in Outlook?" As
far as security, it depends on the versions of each, with the latest
versions the most secure. Outlook is probably more secure if you have the
most recent versions of both, but if you have Outlook 2000 it is far less
secure than OE6.

For more indepth comparison, see http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olexpr.htm 

-- 
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)
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"Ron B" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:31bb01c4aee3$67ef4600$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi All,
>
> What is the difference between Outlook and Outlook
> Express? Which would be the more prudent to use for
> security purposes and filtering spam? TIA
>
> Ron B.

Relevant Pages

  • [NT] MHTML vulnerability in Outlook Express
    ... The following security advisory is sent to the securiteam mailing list, and can be found at the SecuriTeam web site: http://www.securiteam.com ... A vulnerability in Outlook Express allows an attacker to run code of the ... If an attacker were to host a malicious website that contained an MHTML ...
    (Securiteam)
  • Bypassing SMTP Content Protection with a Flick of a Button
    ... How about using Outlook Express as ... more than an Outlook Express client and employs a rarely-used feature ... This RFC documented feature called "Message Fragmentation and ... comprehensive security policy to restrict potentially harmful content ...
    (Bugtraq)
  • [VulnWatch] Bypassing SMTP Content Protection with a Flick of a Button
    ... How about using Outlook Express as ... more than an Outlook Express client and employs a rarely-used feature ... This RFC documented feature called "Message Fragmentation and ... comprehensive security policy to restrict potentially harmful content ...
    (VulnWatch)
  • Re: How do I receive an access database?
    ... To provide enhanced security, Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 is designed to ... If you need to share files that have file types blocked by this feature, ... There is no control over those files (no settings within ...
    (microsoft.public.access.gettingstarted)
  • Re: Unsafe Attachments
    ... Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours ... > Outlook 2002 includes a new security feature that blocks> attachments considered unsafe. ... > Request that the sender use a file compression utility> that changes the file extension. ...
    (microsoft.public.outlook.installation)