Any danger in single-clicking e-mail?

[Guest]

If you single-click an incoming message, it appears in the reading pane. Is
it not really "opened"? Is there any danger of something malicious happening
if you do not double-click it? (I get pictures showing even if I only
single-click.)

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

Outlook 2003's reading pane doesn't allow script to run behind html
formatted messages. Outlook 2003 blocks access to file types that tend to
be the most problematic (exe, com, scr, .etc). Outlook 2003's default
configuration for HTML formatted messages is to use IE's restricted zone.
So about the only thing that could bite you is something like this
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-028.mspx. However
if you are up to date on patches, I would say you have done about all you
can do to ensure that your pc stays in good health.

 

[Guest]

I really want to know if single-clicking an e-mail is safe. You need to
single-click it even if you know you want to delete it immediately. Also, an
e-mail, which you know you don't want to open, does get highlighted and
appears in the reading panel if you delete the one above it in the Inbox
list.

What is different about single-clicking and double-clicking an e-mail other
than the size of the window you read it in?

Also, the link you mentioned was not available.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

In Outlook 2003, you can right click on any message in a folder and select
delete w/out it being shown in the reading pane. And to answer your
question a little better, yes it is safe. However just remember that
computer software is written by flawed humans and it is only a matter of
time before some joker finds that golden moment that makes millions of users
unhappy.

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much for your quick and useful answer. I never thought about
right-clicking.
But please answer the 2nd part of my previous question: what is different
about single or double-clicking besides the size of the window?

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

sorry, i don't know the technical differences between the reading pane and a
window that is opened.