[pchelpers] Re: Blank Preview pane
- From: "George" <georgetcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 06:20:50 -0400
It's my opinion that a lot of people who have "all" the security updates are
living with a false sense of, well, security. The lag time between when a
risk is identified and an update is produced to nullify that risk can be/has
been substantial and new flaws and risks are being identified all the time.
Staying on top of updates is essential, but it is not a guarantee that you
cannot have problems. It just makes it less likely. The pattern has been
punch, counterpunch between the good guys and the bad guys and will probably
remain so. I just do what I can to be as safe as I can. But maybe I am being
overly cautious. I don't have anything on my computer that I can't afford to
lose. All my programs can be re-installed. My drivers are safely backed up.
I don't store sensitive info like credit card, social security, or driver's
license numbers on my PC. It's just a toy. I don't do anything important
with it except keep in touch with great people like the ones I've met on
this list.
George
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott McNay" <Wizard@xxxxxxxx>
To: "George" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Blank Preview pane
Hi George,
Thursday, June 3, 2004, 5:25:30 AM, you wrote:
G> There are some viruses that can infect your computer just by viewing the
G> infected email in the preview pane. For that reason I don't use the
preview
G> pane at all. Some on this list have said this is not true. View the
G> information at these sites and decide for yourself:
G> http://www.scsb.org/klezinfo.htm
G> http://www.pchell.com/support/oesecurity.shtml (fifth paragraph)
G> http://www.apcsnh.com/vacm/previewpaneoff.html
My understanding (which could be wrong) is that if you have all of the
security updates, you won't have that problem.
If you don't have all of the security updates, chances are you're not
concerned about the preview pane anyway.
Considering that there's more junk that can infect via fully-opened
messages than via preview pane, I think the preview pane is the lesser
of two evils -- if you're required to use Outlook or Outlook Express.
For Pen: I have a 19" monitor at work, and when I had the preview
pane, I had it set to fill most of the screen. The size of it IS
adjustable; most people seem to not be interested in adjusting it, or
don't know that it can be adjusted. I was able to read most emails in
it easily, usually without scrolling.
--Scott.
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