1. Computing & Technology

Outlook Express Tips, Tricks and Secrets for Your Email Security

Outlook Express has been transformed — quite astonishingly — from a security nightmare that could allow viruses and worms to spread without your notice to an email program with a decent security records — if you configure and use it right. Learn how to secure your Outlook Express with these tips, tools and links.
  1. Reading and Receiving Mail

Secure Reading and Previewing Emails in Outlook Express

Email without peril. Here's how to secure Outlook Express so you can read and preview messages freely and still sleep well knowing you are not putting your computer at risk.

Block Potentially Dangerous Remote Images in Outlook Express

Prevent Outlook Express from downloading remote images automatically when you open or preview a message. This helps protect your privacy and stops Outlook Express from validating your email address.

Download Remote Images in an Email in Outlook Express

After Outlook Express has protected your privacy, here's how to get to see the emails from trusted sources with all images in place.

View a Message in HTML Formatting in Outlook Express

Even if you have turned to the secure plain text mode in Outlook Express, it's easy to view select messages with rich HTML formatting turned on.

How to Read All Mail in Plain Text Only in Outlook Express

Turn Outlook Express into a really, really, really secure email reader by making it display all messages in plain text only by default.

How to Disable the Preview Pane in Windows Mail or Outlook Express

Disable the message preview pane in Windows Mail or Outlook Express to avoid getting worms or viruses by just browsing messages.

How to Protect Your Email in Outlook Express with a Password

Prevent other people who may have access to your computer from also gaining access to the emails stored in Outlook Express by protecting your identity with a password.

How to Protect Your Email with Password and Encryption in Windows

Want to make sure other people with access to your computer cannot open your mail? Here's how to protect your email program data with your Windows log-on password and maybe even encryption.

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