Re: Hotfix KB912919 is dangerous!!

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This is a known problem with NIS & NPF.

Some have posted that /something/ on this Symantec page fixed it (Disabling then re-enabling Protection?): http://service1.symantec.com/Support/nip.nsf/docid/2005083015103436

Some have posted that simply disabling and re-enabling the firewall fixed it.

YMMV.

General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.

- Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


Skye wrote: 
I took your advice and uninstalled this hotfix but still my e-mail
couldn't connect to the server. I traced it to the Norton Firewall which
when turned off solves the problem. Reinstalled the hotfix and still it's
the firewall so it has maybe done something permanent to it by the look
of things and so far I've yet to find out how to change it back as O/E is
being "allowed" in the programmes - weird!!

"Anthony Capon" wrote:
> Just thought you ought to know I'v spent a day and a half
> troubleshooting my home network which suddenly went down. Internet
> access was limted to the browser, any program that wanted internet
> access was blocked!! Email stopped working ... it just couldn't find
> the servers!!! My fire wall was behaving strange (NIS 2005).....
>
> Any way to cut a long story very short... eventually I traced it to
> Hotfix KB912919!!!! I uninstalled it and hey presto!!! Everything went
> back to normal! Now this is slated as a "critical fix" so what's going
> on here guys? This fix is supposed to fix the WMF vulnerability problem
> not take down your system!!!!


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