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Regarding Outlook Express 6 and Security Settings
If you download and use Outlook Express 6, it will more than likely
disable the features necessary to use Stationery. You will need to follow
the instructions below so the stationery you send and receive works
properly.
"Blank received message in Outlook Express 6"
This problem is caused by the default security settings created when
Internet Explorer 6 is installed. Microsoft changed the settings in
version 6 to disable a number of Outlook Express features by default.
These default settings are stricter than is necessary for full virus
protection and they have a side-effect of disabling most types of e-mail
stationery.
There are two ways to fix this problem. If you want to keep the maximum
possible protection from viruses then you should use the first fix below.
If you want the same security settings as existed in previous releases of
Outlook Express, use the second fix below.
1) Maximum security fix:
Use the following setting to enable most stationery (including all
stationery created with Scrippy) and to also have maximum security from
HTML e-mail viruses.
Run Internet Explorer, click on Tools, then on Internet Options... Next
click on the Security tab in the "Internet Options" window. Click on the
Restricted Sites icon. Under "Security level for this zone" click Custom
Level.
In the "Security Settings" window which is displayed next, if the button
labeled Reset is not grayed out, then we recommend starting by resetting
the zone to its default settings. To do this select High in the "Reset
to" box and then click the Reset button. The Reset button should now be
gray.
In the "Settings" box, scroll down to The "Active Scripting" entry, just
under the "Scripting" heading. Change "Active Scripting" to Enable. Then
click Ok, then Yes to confirm, then Ok to exit from the options window.
This change does not compromise security. All viruses to date which have
used HTML e-mail have used either attachments or loopholes in "ActiveX"
security. As far as we know, simple scripting cannot be used to transmit
viruses and it is safe to re-enable it with this setting.
2) Set security to medium:
Use this fix to set your e-mail security to the same level as existed
before Outlook Express 6. This fix works for stationery created with
Scrippy, and also re-enables other types of stationery which use
"ActiveX".
Run Outlook Express 6, click on Tools, and then on Options... In the
resulting "Options" window click on the Security tab, then under "Virus
Protection", "Select the Internet Explorer security zone to use", select
Internet Zone. Click Ok to exit.
This setting does create some risk that a virus which is not known to your
anti-virus program could invade your system. (The risk is small if you
run an anti-virus program and keep it up to date, but it is still
possible.)"
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