Re: Settings

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"" wrote:
> I note that (in other newsgroups) contributors advocate the
> use of plain
> language settings for both mail & NGs in Outlook Express (as
> opposed to
> HTML) stating that this is a security issue. No one appears
> to wish to
> state what this security issue is.
>
> Can you comment, please?

Well, Outlook Express uses mshtml.dll (the html proccessor for IE) As
evert one should know, IE is full of bugs and problems, so any
problems in mshtml.dll will also effect Outlook or Outlook Express,
using plain text removes the potantial of a attack of some kinf using
vunrability in mshtml.dll.

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