Don, if this helps ; - (Got this tip from a friend) Under Options, there's an "Private" categorisation for the current mail, which, when selected, prevents any recipients down the line from modifying the original message.
Thank you. "Ikeno, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 02/08/2002 03:42:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: (bcc: David Chin/INA/RPB/Kul) Subject: Fowarding Outlook e-mails In MS Outlook, it is possible to modify an e-mail that was received, then forward it on to someone else. Seems innocent enough, however, the modified version still appears to the final recipient as if it came from the originator of the initial e-mail. The whole context of the original e-mail may be changed by simply adding or taking out the word "NOT" or the e-mail may be majorly modified to say something slanderous or totally incorrect and it would seem to have come from the original writer. The risk is very great for senior management & could even end up as evidence in legal suits. Other than the use of digital certificates (which are either very cumbersome or can be pretty costly for a whole organization to obtain), has someone found a way to control this weakness in Outlook?Title: Fowarding Outlook e-mails
In MS Outlook, it is possible to modify an e-mail that was received, then forward it on to someone else. Seems innocent enough, however, the modified version still appears to the final recipient as if it came from the originator of the initial e-mail. The whole context of the original e-mail may be changed by simply adding or taking out the word “NOT” or the e-mail may be majorly modified to say something slanderous or totally incorrect and it would seem to have come from the original writer.
The risk is very great for senior management & could even end up as evidence in legal suits.
Other than the use of digital certificates (which are either very cumbersome or can be pretty costly for a whole organization to obtain), has someone found a way to control this weakness in Outlook?
