[AccessD] OT question: Outlook

Arthur Fuller artful at rogers.com
Tue Feb 18 14:56:00 CST 2003


I use ZoneAlarm on one box and the firewall built into my LinkSys router.
(Plus of course cyber-condoms when I'm having cyber-sex :-) Is that enough
protection or do I need more? 

A.

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
andy at minstersystems.co.uk
Sent: February 18, 2003 10:42 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT question: Outlook


Of course it isn't perfect, as I said, but if you take that approach you may
as well ditch all protection because it's not 100%. But you guys are
obviously speaking from the privileged position of never having suffered.
IIRC Norton came out with new definitions to combat Nimda about 12 hours
after it appeared. The anti-virus protection wasn't worth a damn for that
time. If you're relying totally on your AV software you may be in for a
nasty surprise one day.

Anyway you decide on your own procedures but I just put "virus protection
outlook preview pane" into a Google search and see that I'm not alone.

Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk

-- Original Message --
From: Brett Barabash <BBarabash at TappeConstruction.com>
To: "'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Send: 2003-02-18
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT question: Outlook

>...if I see any email I am suspicious of...

Which is a real b***h, since many of these viruses go through the Address
Book and send emails to the addresses contained in it.  The majority of the
viruses I have encountered came from emails from friends and family!


-----Original Message-----
From: andy at minstersystems.co.uk [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 9:04 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT question: Outlook


>I thought it was the job of the virus scanner to find and isolate 
>viruses
before they ever get to your mail box.

It certainly is. But I like to cover that period of time between a new virus
being around and getting new virus definitions from, in my case, Norton.
It's an imperfect world but if I see any email I am suspicious of I go to it
in my Inbox, delete it and empty my Deleted Items folder. With Preview Pane
on, the minute you go to it in Inbox you have opened it. Call me paranoid
but last year we got smacked by the Nimda virus in the first few hours of
its existence. The first person to switch their PC on auto-started Outlook
which displayed Inbox with Preview Pane on. Without them doing anything
they'd set off the virus. 

Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk

-- Original Message --
From: "John W. Colby" jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Send: 2003-02-18
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT question: Outlook

>It also means that when you load Outlook, or first switch to Inbox, 
>that
the top email is opened. If it was a virus-carrier you have no chance to
delete it before opening it.

Can someone explain to me how this is different from going down one by one
and opening the emails - and getting infected?

I thought it was the job of the virus scanner to find and isolate viruses
before they ever get to your mail box.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On
Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:59 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT question: Outlook


Thanks to everone for their answers. It's now fixed.

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]
On Behalf Of
andy at minstersystems.co.uk
Sent: February 18, 2003 7:22 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT question: Outlook


Arthur
I agree with Loraine that View/Preview Pane is what you're after. However I
caution you against using that facility anyway. It means that as you scroll
your list each email is opened. It also means that when you load Outlook, or
first switch to Inbox, that the top email is opened. If it was a
virus-carrier you have no chance to delete it before opening it. Boom -
you're hit. Same each time you get new mail. It's a company rule here not to
use the Preview Pane, and I believe it's quite a common policy. PITA I know,
but not as bad as recovering from a virus strike.

Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk


-- Original Message --
From: "Christian, Lorraine" LChristian at MassMutual.com>
To: "'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'" accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Send: 2003-02-18
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT question: Outlook




Arthur
I 
think you are lookng for View/Preview Pane, I hope.
 
Lorraine
 
 
 

  -----Original Message-----From: Arthur Fuller 
  [mailto:artful at rogers.com]Sent:
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 6:54 
  AMTo: AccessDSubject: [AccessD] OT question: 
  Outlook
  Outlook abended 
  yesterday and today the default window is no longer split horizontally,
with 
  the body of the selected message visible in the lower half of the window.
I 
  can't locate the setting that controls this. Now I have to double-click a 
  message to read it.
   
  Anyone know how to 
  restore this to its original 
state?

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