As a current user of Outlook 98 (but not Windows 98)  I went and took a look
at the attachment security options.  There are two options.  Maximum
(recommended for all users) and None (not recommended).  My guess is that
the None option opens you up to having executable attachments stored
directly to the path of the file.  Since I don't have windows98, I can't be
sure, and the article was pretty vague.

Jim

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Sent:   Sunday, April 19, 1998 1:07 PM
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Subject:        Off topic:  Viruses and Outlook 98

Can someone help me understand how Outlook 98 works, as far as
receiving email goes?

PC World reports at
   < http://www.pcworld.com/news/daily/data/0498/980416172056.html >

something that's too wacky for words.  In essence, they say that
a "hacker" can cause an email attachment (say, an executable) to
be placed in the startup group.  (Why not other places as well?)

Is it just that the *user* can set up auto-routing, so that certain
files can be placed anywhere the *user* chooses?  And thus, if the
user is crazy enough to automatically route an email attachment to
their startup group, they are literally begging for trouble?

It just doesn't make sense to me.

--Glenn Cole
  Software al dente, Inc.
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