But that's not a bug ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Bart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:44 PM Subject: Re: Email settings [aus-soaring] Was: FAA license..
> > >> Quote "Outlook is quite prone to email viruses:" > > > > Which is why you MUST have antivirus software installed and MUST keep it > > updated almost daily. Its not that Outlook is full of bugs and Eudora isn't, > > its more the tall poppy syndrome in that MS products get targeted by anti MS > > people. > > Rubbish, the quote is quite accurate. Outlook in it effort to make thinks > 'easy' for the average user runs whatever executable come it's way. At > least some other e-mail clients do not. I use Pegasus Mail, a free mail > client and I am yet to experience a single mail virus. If you must use > outlook then I agree, the latest AV software is vital. > > paul > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pete Siddall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:24 PM > > Subject: Email settings [aus-soaring] Was: FAA license.. > > > > > > > Hi Jay, > > > > > > >I am highly computer illiterate but I think I am using Outlook > > 9.0.0.3821. > > > Thats what it says in the "about" section under the "help" menu. > > > > > > That's the right place to look... > > > > > > >It all seems to work quite well from this end. > > > > > > Yeah, it probably does, but Microsoft software often doesn't "talk nice" > > > with all the other things on the internet. And Outlook is quite prone to > > > email viruses: using something else reduces your vulnerability by a large > > > amout. I'd suggest you ask someone to set up Eudora for you... > > > http://www.eudora.com > > > > > > > Let me know if I could change any settings to make your life easier. > > > > > > Please switch to sending plain-text emails, at least to any mailing list. > > > You can't use fancy colours, fonts etc - you have to make do with words. > > > > > > If your Outlook is like the one I have here, you can change ALL outgoing > > > mail to text mode in Tools / Options / Send. Select Text for both "Mail > > > sending format" and "news sending format". > > > > > > > > > -- > > > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > > > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > > > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > > > > > > > > -- > > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > > > > > > > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message > * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information. > -- * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with "help" in the body of the message for more information.
