Avoid Automatically Executing Email Programs

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Avoid Automatically Executing Email Programs

Some e-mail or news software has the ability to automatically execute JavaScript, Word macros, or other executable code contained in or attached to a message. If your e-mail software does this you're looking at a potential internet security disaster. To help preserve computer security you should strongly consider disable this feature.

   

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