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Old 01-09-2004, 03:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
crackpot
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Location: Montreal
"Reading" e-mail without "opening" it?

So... in Outlook Express, with a received e-mail, I've noticed that you can do the following:

right-click/properties;
then click the "details" tab;
then message source...

...and you can essentially read the e-mail, some bits code, some bits in plain english.
My question is this. Is this the same thing as actually opening it the normal way, i.e. would a malicious piece of work or virus-type piece of mail still cause trouble on one's computer?

I hope my question is clear, and less dumb than I feel it must be. Either way, thanks for reading.
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