Re: Preview pane - dangerous?!

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From: George Hester (hesterloli_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 12:29:53 -0500

I never open email anymore also. Mostly never and yes I like to see what the spammers are up to also. It's
kind of funny. Well Jeff a nice discussion really esthetics not withstanding. Oh I forgot I do use preview in
one place. And that is here in OEX. I guess I could turn that off and read the source of newposts but ooh
that would be a too much work. 

-- 
George Hester
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"Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]" <stephenson@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:19llthxy9pc4f$.dlg@jeff.stephenson.microsoft.com...
> On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 20:13:29 -0500, George Hester wrote:
> 
> > I think you misunderstood me.  Wanting the preview is a desire for
> > esthetics over what I see as the perceived risk.  I also posted a recent
> > security update from Microsoft which addresses malicious e-mail. Now I
> > do NOT trust Microsoft under any circumstances to address security
> > issues.  They have proven themselves time and time again that their
> > security fixes are either worthless or cause more problems then they are
> > supposed to fix.  What that tells me is it is up to me to be my own
> > "security" cop.  And this "security" cop says do NOT trust Microsoft to
> > determine what is and what is not safe.  It is musch safer to NOT use
> > Preview then trust what anyone says about its immunity. 
> > 
> > Until Microsoft can start issuing security fixes that are truthful,
> > non-damaging, and work I won't be installing any security fix that I
> > have questions about what it's going to do.  Those that I know work and
> > do not cause residual bad effects they go in.  And that's it.  It's sort
> > of like these AV applications.  You get the updates and we think we are
> > immune to all the nasties out there.  And in the meantime I have to
> > fight with 30,000 41KB viruses sent to my email.  All because AV says
> > we're fine.  Hogwash.
> 
> Wow.
> 
> Well, you're welcome to be as paranoid as you like.  Me, I install all
> security patches as they're released and have always read all my mail
> (including *lots* of spam - I like to keep on top of what spammers are
> doing) in the preview pane.  In fact I rarely actually open a message.  So
> far, 10+ years and counting of no infections.  Seems to me my track record
> is at least as good as yours, but much more esthetically pleasing...
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Stephenson
> Outlook Development
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

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