BUG ALERT

Microsoft recently announced that their E-mail program, Outlook Express has a security flaw that could potentially allow certain file attachments to corrupt the users hard drive.  A software patch is available at http://www.microsoft.com/ie/security/?/ie/security/oelong.htm at the middle of this page is a list of program versions and the appropriate download.

Microsoft indicates that the security bug also affects Outlook 97 & 98. http://www.microsoft.com/security/

The problem is also present in NETSCAPs mail program, but a fix is not ready yet. 

For more netscape information, go to http://www.netscape.com/products/security/resources/bugs/longfile.html?hom07prt1

For related article, see: http://www.usatoday.com/news/inds5.htm