savak Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 We are often told if we get an email we suspect to be suspect(!) to trash it. But is looking at the source code from within Outlook the same as opening it even if there are no attachments? In other words is it possible for a virus to spreac this way. I have the preview pane closed.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Download and install mailwasher, and you can view all e-mails on your ISP;s site without downloading them. You can also read the contents in text form only, and CANNOT get a virus this way. You cannot view attachments. If you don't like the e-mail select DELETE, and it will dissapear from their website and never trouble you again. The program is free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Here is an interesting bit of informationYou can’t assume your mail is safe just because you don’t get attachments, either. Viruses can also be embedded in the mail message itself. This isn’t possible in a plain text message, but the most popular mail clients today (Outlook, OE, Eudora) support HTML mail so you can use stationery, embed pictures and sound, and so forth. An HTML message can contain scripts (programs) that execute viruses. This is one reason many mailing lists block HTML mail (another is bandwidth usage). The latest version of Outlook (2003), now in beta testing, finally allows users to block HTML mail. This is a continuation of a trend that started in Outlook 2002 (XP), when Microsoft started blocking external content (files grabbed from outside servers) in the preview pane. To convert incoming HTML to plain text in Outlook 2000, you can use VBA code. In Outlook 2002, you can use the Rules Wizard’s “run a script” action to call a VBA subroutine to perform this conversion (instructions for both of these methods may be found here). Rich text can also be exploited to send unauthorized messages, and even plain text messages can contain URLs that may take you to web sites where scripts run and disseminate viruses.scourceLike andsome said, if you get mailwasher then you can view the scource of your suspect email whilst it is safely sitting on the server... before you download it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 You just can't beat getting support from someone like our Nell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 well I only said what you said andsome.... it just sounds prettier coming from me!!! :D :D :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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