RE: More Office XP problems

[Paul Schmehl <pauls () utdallas edu>]

The default editor for Outlook XP (2002) is Word *if* 
Office is installed.  (I don't know if it is if Office 
isn't installed.)  Default "sending type" is RTF. 
{{shudder}}

--On Thursday, April 04, 2002 10:53 PM -0800 Leonard Chung 
<leonardc () cs berkeley edu> wrote:

> > This is the default option on Outlook, I believe.
>
> The default for Outlook is actually to use the Outlook
> editor and NOT the Word editor for all previous versions
> of Outlook (Outlook 2000 and Outlook 97).
>
> I doubt MS changed the default for Outlook XP as Outlook
> is supposed to be a standalone e-mail/PIM that doesn't
> require Word.
>
> Leonard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Georgi Guninski [mailto:guninski () guninski com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 2:49 AM
> To: Ben Schorr
> Cc: 'BUGTRAQ () SECURITYFOCUS COM'
> Subject: Re: More Office XP problems
>
> Ben Schorr wrote:
> > Worth noting that this problem (the Outlook part anyhow)
> > appears to
> actually
> > be a Word vulnerability in that it only affects people
> > who use the
> WordMail
> > editor.  People who use the default Outlook editor are
> > apparently not affected by the forward/reply
> > vulnerability.
> >
> > http://www.slipstick.com for more info.
> >
> > That's not to suggest that it isn't a vulnerability that
> > shouldn't be
> fixed
> > - just that there appears to be a fairly easy workaround
> > and not all users are affected to begin with.
>
> This is the default option on Outlook, I believe.
>
>
> > To work-around this problem in Outlook go to Tools |
> > Options | Mail Format and uncheck the boxes for "Use
> > Word to..."  That will cause Outlook to use it's own
> > native editor for such things and shuts the window on
> > this
> exploit.
> >
>
> While this will prevent the reply/forward issue, it won't
> help if one receives and opens .doc or .xls attachment
> with the bug, will it?
>
> That's why I suggest uninstalling/deleting as much
> buggyware as one can.
>
> Georgi Guninski
> http://www.guninski.com



Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
Supervisor of Support Services
The University of Texas at Dallas
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