How can I set the Reading Pane in OL2003 to 'Off' by default

[Alex Thomas]

I would like to know if I can set the 'Reading Panel'
to 'Off' by default, as it is both a security risk to me
that an unknown message body gets loaded whenever I select
a folder (eg to purge my junk folder), as well as a hassle
to have to manually set it on the many folders I know have
(over 10 years worth of email).

Thanks in advance for saving much mousing around,

Alex

 

[Jose]

-----Original Message-----
I would like to know if I can set the 'Reading Panel'
to 'Off' by default, as it is both a security risk to me
that an unknown message body gets loaded whenever I select
a folder (eg to purge my junk folder), as well as a hassle
to have to manually set it on the many folders I know have
(over 10 years worth of email).

Thanks in advance for saving much mousing around,

Alex


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[Roady [MVP]]

It is not a security risk as the Reading Pane doesn't allow code execution.
If this is your only reason you might as well leave it on and enjoy that
feaure.

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[Diane Poremsky]

1) when purging junk or deleted, right click on the folder and choose
empty - the contents aren't visible.

2) you need to disable it on the view - View, Arrange By.. find Define views
and edit the Messages view.

3) As Roady mentioned, it's not a security risk... reading in preview is
safer than opening messages.