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Outlook Express Help Desk |
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Any E-mail arriving from an address like 'anything@microsoft.com' containing an attachment should look like a huge billboard reading |
This can not be repeated often enough. Microsoft *WILL NOT* send attachments to you except by prior arrangement.One protection method is to create a message rule in Outlook Express as follows;
Go to Tools>Message Rules>Mail>New
In the top box) Check "Where the From Line Contains People" and "Where the Message has an Attachment"
In the center box) Check "Mark as Read" and "Delete it" and "Stop Processing More Rules"
In the bottom box) Click on "Contains People" (in blue) and add "microsoft" and "ms" (no quotes).
Do not use "Delete from server" since OE has no way of knowing if there is an attachment until it arrives in your inbox.
If you use any other rules which sort mail into different folders or otherwise move the mail from the Inbox, then it is imperative that the above rule be moved to the top of the rules list.
Also SeC:
The specific Email Virus List
