Preview Pane in Outlook Express

One more question.
My computer tech has closed my Preview Pane in Outlook Express. For six
years, I single-clicked the mail and looked below to the Preview Pane to see
what it looked like, then deleted it or just read it in the Preview Pane (I
had the pane quite large). Occasionally, for large e-mail, I would
double-click the message and open it up to a full page by itself.
Tech told me that when I click the messages and see them below in the
Preview Pane, I am releasing any viruses, trojans, etc., at that point. I
think when I first received my computer my Outlook Express opened in that
format. Folders on the left, messages on the right and the Preview Pane
open.
So, just clicking the message and looking at what it is in the Preview Pane
is causing me problems?
Just want to verify this and I find this new way, just seeing if I recognize
the mailer before I open the message, very strange at this point.
So, for my normal e-mail, he has hidden the preview pane. When I switch to
the msnews.microsoft newsgroups folder, like this one, the preview pane is
still open but it says MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN DOWNLOADED - Outlook Express has
not downloaded this message, To Download the Message, Click here.

So, is my tech correct and I was opening myself up to bad things for using
that Preview Pane to view my mail for 6 years? Should I get rid of it in
my msnewsgroups, also? If so, how did he do that? I know when I had
the Preview Pane open for all my mail I never had to "Click Here" to see the
message, it would just be in the Preview Pane if I clicked on the message up
top.
thanks again,
kathryn

Also, how did my tech get rid of the Preview Pane? How would I go about
getting it back? It is still visible in my msnews.microsoft new groups
views.
thanks again,
kathryn


"kayjay" wrote in message
...
One more question.
My computer tech has closed my Preview Pane in Outlook Express. For six
years, I single-clicked the mail and looked below to the Preview Pane to
see
what it looked like, then deleted it or just read it in the Preview Pane
(I
had the pane quite large). Occasionally, for large e-mail, I would
double-click the message and open it up to a full page by itself.
Tech told me that when I click the messages and see them below in the
Preview Pane, I am releasing any viruses, trojans, etc., at that point.
I
think when I first received my computer my Outlook Express opened in that
format. Folders on the left, messages on the right and the Preview Pane
open.
So, just clicking the message and looking at what it is in the Preview
Pane
is causing me problems?
Just want to verify this and I find this new way, just seeing if I
recognize
the mailer before I open the message, very strange at this point.
So, for my normal e-mail, he has hidden the preview pane. When I switch
to
the msnews.microsoft newsgroups folder, like this one, the preview pane is
still open but it says MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN DOWNLOADED - Outlook Express
has
not downloaded this message, To Download the Message, Click here.

So, is my tech correct and I was opening myself up to bad things for using
that Preview Pane to view my mail for 6 years? Should I get rid of it
in
my msnewsgroups, also? If so, how did he do that? I know when I had
the Preview Pane open for all my mail I never had to "Click Here" to see
the
message, it would just be in the Preview Pane if I clicked on the message
up
top.
thanks again,
kathryn

Menno Hershberger wrote:
"kayjay" wrote in
:

Also, how did my tech get rid of the Preview Pane? How would I
go about getting it back? It is still visible in my
msnews.microsoft new groups views.
thanks again,
kathryn


"kayjay" wrote in message
...
One more question.
My computer tech has closed my Preview Pane in Outlook Express.
For six years, I single-clicked the mail and looked below to the
Preview Pane to
see
what it looked like, then deleted it or just read it in the Preview
Pane
(I
had the pane quite large). Occasionally, for large e-mail, I
would double-click the message and open it up to a full page by
itself. Tech told me that when I click the messages and see them
below in the Preview Pane, I am releasing any viruses, trojans,
etc., at that point.
I
think when I first received my computer my Outlook Express opened in
that format. Folders on the left, messages on the right and the
Preview Pane open.
So, just clicking the message and looking at what it is in the
Preview
Pane
is causing me problems?
Just want to verify this and I find this new way, just seeing if I
recognize the mailer before I open the message, very strange at
this point. So, for my normal e-mail, he has hidden the preview
pane. When I switch
to
the msnews.microsoft newsgroups folder, like this one, the preview
pane is still open but it says MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN DOWNLOADED -
Outlook Express
has
not downloaded this message, To Download the Message, Click here.

So, is my tech correct and I was opening myself up to bad things for
using that Preview Pane to view my mail for 6 years? Should I get
rid of it
in
my msnewsgroups, also? If so, how did he do that? I know when
I had the Preview Pane open for all my mail I never had to "Click
Here" to see
the
message, it would just be in the Preview Pane if I clicked on the
message
up
top.
thanks again,
kathryn

In OE go to View, click on Layout, and put a checkmark in "Show
preview pane".
Your tech is basically right. But if you've gone 6 years without any
problems, chances are you're not getting the kind of trash that causes
problems.

Do the infiltration problems with Preview Pane apply to monitored newsgroups
such as this one, or do trojans and viruses get filtered out at the outgoing
news server?

Roger Fink wrote:
Menno Hershberger wrote:
"kayjay" wrote in
:

Also, how did my tech get rid of the Preview Pane? How would I
go about getting it back? It is still visible in my
msnews.microsoft new groups views.
thanks again,
kathryn


"kayjay" wrote in message
...
One more question.
My computer tech has closed my Preview Pane in Outlook Express.
For six years, I single-clicked the mail and looked below to the
Preview Pane to
see
what it looked like, then deleted it or just read it in the Preview
Pane
(I
had the pane quite large). Occasionally, for large e-mail, I
would double-click the message and open it up to a full page by
itself. Tech told me that when I click the messages and see them
below in the Preview Pane, I am releasing any viruses, trojans,
etc., at that point.
I
think when I first received my computer my Outlook Express opened
in that format. Folders on the left, messages on the right and
the Preview Pane open.
So, just clicking the message and looking at what it is in the
Preview
Pane
is causing me problems?
Just want to verify this and I find this new way, just seeing if I
recognize the mailer before I open the message, very strange at
this point. So, for my normal e-mail, he has hidden the preview
pane. When I switch
to
the msnews.microsoft newsgroups folder, like this one, the preview
pane is still open but it says MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN DOWNLOADED -
Outlook Express
has
not downloaded this message, To Download the Message, Click here.

So, is my tech correct and I was opening myself up to bad things
for using that Preview Pane to view my mail for 6 years? Should
I get rid of it
in
my msnewsgroups, also? If so, how did he do that? I know when
I had the Preview Pane open for all my mail I never had to "Click
Here" to see
the
message, it would just be in the Preview Pane if I clicked on the
message
up
top.
thanks again,
kathryn

In OE go to View, click on Layout, and put a checkmark in "Show
preview pane".
Your tech is basically right. But if you've gone 6 years without any
problems, chances are you're not getting the kind of trash that
causes problems.

Do the infiltration problems with Preview Pane apply to monitored
newsgroups such as this one, or do trojans and viruses get filtered
out at the outgoing news server?

Perhaps that should have read "... at the incoming server of the newsgroup".

"kayjay" wrote:

One more question.
My computer tech has closed my Preview Pane in Outlook Express. For six
years, I single-clicked the mail and looked below to the Preview Pane to see
what it looked like, then deleted it or just read it in the Preview Pane (I
had the pane quite large). Occasionally, for large e-mail, I would
double-click the message and open it up to a full page by itself.
Tech told me that when I click the messages and see them below in the
Preview Pane, I am releasing any viruses, trojans, etc., at that point. I
think when I first received my computer my Outlook Express opened in that
format. Folders on the left, messages on the right and the Preview Pane
open.
So, just clicking the message and looking at what it is in the Preview Pane
is causing me problems?
Just want to verify this and I find this new way, just seeing if I recognize
the mailer before I open the message, very strange at this point.
So, for my normal e-mail, he has hidden the preview pane. When I switch to
the msnews.microsoft newsgroups folder, like this one, the preview pane is
still open but it says MESSAGE HAS NOT BEEN DOWNLOADED - Outlook Express has
not downloaded this message, To Download the Message, Click here.

So, is my tech correct and I was opening myself up to bad things for using
that Preview Pane to view my mail for 6 years? Should I get rid of it in
my msnewsgroups, also? If so, how did he do that? I know when I had
the Preview Pane open for all my mail I never had to "Click Here" to see the
message, it would just be in the Preview Pane if I clicked on the message up
top.
thanks again,
kathryn


Using the preview pane in Outlook Express leaves you vulnerable to any
malicious code that might be included in an incoming email message,
especially if you do not also have the "Read all messages in plain
text" option selected.

The fact that you survived 6 years without getting hit does not mean
that the next email you receive will not be "loaded up" with some
nasty or other, just like the fact that you have not had a car
accident in 6 years does not mean that you can safely leave your
seatbelt undone.

But it is your computer and if living dangerously is not unacceptable
to you then use View - Layout and turn the preview pane back on again.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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