Configuring Security for Outlook 2003

Arguably, the biggest security threats to most computers are e-mail viruses and Web viruses. Although user education and antivirus software are the best defenses against these viruses, you can also configure the security in Outlook 2003 to help prevent these threats. Default settings for security can be created during deployment by using the Custom Installation Wizard. After the deployment, the security settings can be maintained and updated by using the Custom Maintenance Wizard. However, these wizards do not provide any policy enforcement. For policy enforcement, you can use Group Policy.

Attachment Security

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