WordMail in Outlook 2003 can be used to create any format message, but for incoming messages, WordMail can be used to read only rich-text format messages, not HTML,and most people have that option already turned off.

Your virus scanner is only as good as its last update, though, so if it doesn't scan for this latest exploit, opening a Word file could be risky.

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"Jure Sah" wrote in message news
Mary pravi:
No, it's still valid advice.
http://www.internetnews.com/security...le.php/3609511

So is it actually possible to embed a word file in an email which Word
opens during viewing the email (e.g.: not attachment)?

As far as I know WinWord in Outlook reads and sends HTML formatted text.

Attachments are not a threat to Outlook users in companies, since they
pass the Exchange server where they are scanned by an anti-virus.

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