Re: can clicking on 'forward' open a virus in OE-6?

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From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 09:27:53 -0600

To make sure reading (or forwarding) a message can't give you a virus, do
these two things:

Tools | Options | Read, check the box to "Read all messages in plain text".

Tools | Options | Security, Make sure OE is set for the Restricted zone. 

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"RustyM" <RM@RMcom> wrote in message 
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> Hi, I have received an email from someone I do not know in outlook express
> who uses the same ISP as myself. I decided I would forward it to the tech
> support of my ISP. I did not open it.  But I noticed that if I right click
> on the message, the option "forward" is possible. So I though that THAT is 
> a
> good way to forward the message without opening it so that my ISP can 
> check
> it out and see if it is a virus or such.
> Well, when I rt-clicked on it and I clicked forward, of course a new box
> popped up with all the headers ready for me to get it finished.
> However, when I did that, I noticed that it opened it up and I did not 
> read
> it long enough to finish the forwarding.  I just 'x' out. I than noticed
> that the email is not in bold faced (like when its unread) so I just 
> marked
> it as 'unread' again. Did I open it without realizing it??? I have avg so 
> I
> will probably scan for viruses.  Please enlighten me as to what I did and 
> if
> it might have caused any harm.  I dont know 'yet' if this was a virus or
> just someone accidently sending me a email with no harm intended. thanks 
> in
> advance
>
>
>
> -- 
> Have a great day !    :-)
>
>
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