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Outlook Express

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  • 11-06-2004 3:47am
    #1
    clearz
    Registered Users Posts: 885 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Is there a way to stop outlook express from opening pictures in emails inside the preview window. This would stop spammers from verifing my email when I click on the message to delete it. I dont want to turn off the preview window.

    Thanks
    John.


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    ColmOT [MSFT]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ColmOT [MSFT]


    I don't think there is a way ( could be wrong though).

    I think it's one of the features that upgrading to 'big Outlook - Outlook 2000/XP/2003 gives you.


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    I use TheBat! for mail myself, it has that feature built in.


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    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,194 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    you could turn off the preview pane: view > layout

    double click to open messages then.


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    TheWolf
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭TheWolf


    Thing is he doesnt want to get rid of the preview


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    #6
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,194 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    why didn't I see that sentence :confused:

    did a bit of searching to make up for my blindness....

    Service Pack 2 will add an option in OE to block images:

    oe6sp2.gif

    more imformation on it here.


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    fragile
    Registered Users Posts: 834 ✭✭✭fragile


    Originally posted by RobertFoster
    Service Pack 2 will add an option in OE to block images:

    thats for Windows XP, if youre not using XP the only way to disable images is to turn off the Show Pictures setting in Internet Explorer, of course this means you wont have any images when browsing the web if you use Internet Explorer..

    There seems to be a dislike on this forum to suggesting alternative applications when people have issues with Microsoft products, but im going to suggest something anyway..

    Mozilla Thunderbird for email (allows you to disable images, along with many other security settings)

    Mozilla Firefox for browser


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    #8
    clearz
    Registered Users Posts: 885 ✭✭✭clearz


    I am using windows XP so it looks like service pack two will sort that out. When is it out anyway.


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    dubmick
    Registered Users Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭dubmick


    I'm using XP SP2 and it's seems fine, if you look around you'll find it (popular bittorrent site has it


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