You make some good points, but I think this one can be a problem even for novices:
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Originally Posted by weegillis
One more setting in Outlook Express that I strongly recommend to users is in the Security Tab of the Tools..Options property sheet:
"Do not allow attachments to be saved..."
For us, this may be less necessary because we DO have our eye on what's happening, we DON'T open attachments, we DO preview using the Properties instead of the Preview Pane, we DO recogniae the value of seeing every file extension, and we're not click crazy. But for new users, it's another game entirely.
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There are a
lot of file types included in what Microsoft decided to place in the "unsafe to save" category (it's a
very long list), including ".doc". That's not exactly an uncommon file type to be sending someone. I recently sent some requested Word documents to a colleague, who acknowledged receipt. A couple of days later, she wrote back saying, "I don't know where they went - I did get them but now when I went to retrieve them, the emails are there but the files are gone."
I told her how to uncheck that "security setting" and re-sent them. I guess my point is that, like many spam filters, that as a security strategy is overkill. Having a decent real-time antivirus checker is a much better option and I think a better and more comprehensive strategy to be promoting to new computer users.