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I think the theory (or fear) would go like this: some new exploit comes out that allows execution of an arbitrary executable, which then runs Outlook exploiting some feature that causes damage on the target machine. I've never seen evidence of this, but then again I've never seen a program so completely twisted and full of holes as the Outlook code base seems to be. Although I haven't removed it myself from my users systems, I can see the logic in it. --STeve Andre' (Political Science) At 10:03 AM 12/17/01 -0500, Chris Wolf wrote: >At 09:34 AM 12/17/2001 -0500, you wrote: >>The problem with this is that Trojans and virii will still >>use it to propagate even if it isn't the default mail client. > >If you don't have OE configured for an email account, and there is no >address book set up, how can anything use it to propagate? We use Eudora, >but leave OE on the computers. Although several Eudora users have managed >to infect their computers with Outlook-targeted viruses (by opening >attachments) over the last few years, we have never seen them spread beyond >the infected computer, because there was no address book to use. > > >--------------------------------------------- >Chris Wolf Computer Service Manager >[log in to unmask] Agricultural Economics >517 353-5017 Michigan State University > >"Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house." > --Fran Lebowitz