But it's a new virus and a fix hasn't been created, you could be at risk.

Barbara Shaw
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Vandervoort" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Preview frame in Outlook


> There are a lot of warnings about this feature, but I keep my Anti-virus
up
> to date and have all the patches and updates, so I don't worry about it. I
> get over a hundred messages a day (Not counting spam) and AVG has blocked
> several viruses. I have never had a virus infection.
> Incidentally, I have found Outlook very effective at blocking Spam by
using
> the junk senders list. I rarely get more than one or two per day.
>
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> *****************************************
> You don't want it back! The preview pane automatically opens the
message--if
> it happens to contain a virus, you will infect your computer.
>
> If you insist on having it, go to View and click on Preview Pane. This is
a
> toggle.
>
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