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check Read all messages in plain text
Outlook Express 6: to disable HTML in messages you receive
Tools I Options I Read
check Read all messages in plain text
Changing this option just changes how messages are displayed, not how they are
stored. When a message appears containing HTML or RTF (Rich Text Format), an
option will appear in the message allowing you to view the selected e-mail in HTML
or RTF format. Also, even in plain-text mode, some URLs still show up. as
hyperlinks.
Disable the Preview Pane
There are some other things you can do to make your email more secure. One is to
disable the Preview Pane, which is a feature in Outlook, Outlook Express, and
some other email readers that shows the contents of an email message before the
user opens it. The Preview Pane actually opens the email, even if you don't intend to
do so. Some of the scripts that malicious users send via email can activate
automatically simply when the email message appears in the Preview Pane. Also,
web bugs are activated when the message is previewed before opening it, so
disabling the Preview Pane is a fairly good way to stop web bugs from acting as the
little "homing beacons" they are. Of course, all this presupposes that you will NOT
OPEN the message but will delete it unopened and then empty your "deleted
messages" folder.
To disable the Preview Pane in:
Outlook Express:
Outlook:
View I Layout deselect Preview Pane (do NOT use the
preview pane)
In the Inbox: View I deselect Preview Pane (it is a toggle
between seeing and not seeing it)
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