using win 98se, dell xpst-450 desktop, 7 yrs old. pentIII, 450mhz, 384 ram,
13 gig drive, I.E. 6.0., O.E. 6.0

somewhere in my first use of machine i read somewhere that preview pane
should be turned off so email cannot be partially viewed. my friend is using
his. i didn't realize you only single click the message to view it in pane.
is this a safe way to use the preview pane since you're not double clicking
the email?

just an inquiry.

thank you, len kiesling

The preview pane opens the message when you select (single-click) the
message. It's a good practice to turn off the preview pane as a security
measure. That way, single-clicking merely selects the message, so you
can then delete it or move it to another folder for further investigation.

---
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Leonard F Kiesling wrote:
using win 98se, dell xpst-450 desktop, 7 yrs old. pentIII, 450mhz, 384 ram,
13 gig drive, I.E. 6.0., O.E. 6.0

somewhere in my first use of machine i read somewhere that preview pane
should be turned off so email cannot be partially viewed. my friend is using
his. i didn't realize you only single click the message to view it in pane.
is this a safe way to use the preview pane since you're not double clicking
the email?

just an inquiry.

thank you, len kiesling

"Leonard F Kiesling" wrote in
message ...
using win 98se, dell xpst-450 desktop, 7 yrs old. pentIII, 450mhz, 384
ram,
13 gig drive, I.E. 6.0., O.E. 6.0

somewhere in my first use of machine i read somewhere that preview pane
should be turned off so email cannot be partially viewed. my friend is
using
his. i didn't realize you only single click the message to view it in
pane.
is this a safe way to use the preview pane since you're not double
clicking
the email?

just an inquiry.

thank you, len kiesling



The Preview Pane is no different from double clicking a message to open it
in its own window.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

The Lenmeister!!!

What Frank said. As long as OE's running in Restricted Sites zone (the
default), reading in Preview Pane is pretty safe.

This makes it safe: Tools Options Read Read all message in Plain Text.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


Leonard F Kiesling wrote:
using win 98se, dell xpst-450 desktop, 7 yrs old. pentIII, 450mhz, 384
ram,
13 gig drive, I.E. 6.0., O.E. 6.0

somewhere in my first use of machine i read somewhere that preview pane
should be turned off so email cannot be partially viewed. my friend is
using
his. i didn't realize you only single click the message to view it in
pane.
is this a safe way to use the preview pane since you're not double
clicking
the email?

just an inquiry.

thank you, len kiesling

You should make sure you have the latest updates to Win98 prior to when MS
stopped supporting it. Otherwise see what the others posted.

steve

"Leonard F Kiesling" wrote in
message ...
using win 98se, dell xpst-450 desktop, 7 yrs old. pentIII, 450mhz, 384
ram,
13 gig drive, I.E. 6.0., O.E. 6.0

somewhere in my first use of machine i read somewhere that preview pane
should be turned off so email cannot be partially viewed. my friend is
using
his. i didn't realize you only single click the message to view it in
pane.
is this a safe way to use the preview pane since you're not double
clicking
the email?

just an inquiry.

thank you, len kiesling

[The Lenmeister knows I'd hunt him down and give him a noogie if he /hadn't/
kept fully patched. w]

Steve Cochran wrote:
You should make sure you have the latest updates to Win98 prior to when MS
stopped supporting it. Otherwise see what the others posted.

steve

"Leonard F Kiesling" wrote in
message ...
using win 98se, dell xpst-450 desktop, 7 yrs old. pentIII, 450mhz, 384
ram,
13 gig drive, I.E. 6.0., O.E. 6.0

somewhere in my first use of machine i read somewhere that preview pane
should be turned off so email cannot be partially viewed. my friend is
using
his. i didn't realize you only single click the message to view it in
pane.
is this a safe way to use the preview pane since you're not double
clicking
the email?

just an inquiry.

thank you, len kiesling

thank you all for replies!! the PA has taught me well! all patched.

i use the less secure, & no preview pane.

i'm glad i inquired.

i will forward this information to my friend.

thank you!
len kiesling aka the lenmeister

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
[The Lenmeister knows I'd hunt him down and give him a noogie if he
/hadn't/
kept fully patched. w]

Steve Cochran wrote:
You should make sure you have the latest updates to Win98 prior to when
MS
stopped supporting it. Otherwise see what the others posted.

steve

"Leonard F Kiesling" wrote in
message ...
using win 98se, dell xpst-450 desktop, 7 yrs old. pentIII, 450mhz, 384
ram,
13 gig drive, I.E. 6.0., O.E. 6.0

somewhere in my first use of machine i read somewhere that preview pane
should be turned off so email cannot be partially viewed. my friend is
using
his. i didn't realize you only single click the message to view it in
pane.
is this a safe way to use the preview pane since you're not double
clicking
the email?

just an inquiry.

thank you, len kiesling