Colorado! There is an MSFT person in this thread! You will end up a
wanted man! BETTER take at least ONE update. By the way, the tilde
problem is fixed!

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
| PA Bear wrote:
| [Crossposting deleted.]
|
| PCR wrote:
| Eee-Yow, three of them!! You will drive Colorado mad! He has
forsworn
| all Windows Updates!
|
| Doesn't bother ME, as I haven't downloaded any! YOU are the one
that will
| have to go mad!! With all of the weekly updates!
|
| And so it goes, The Never Ending Story.....
|
|
| MS04-018 - Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (823353)
| http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms04-018.mspx
|
| Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-018
| Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (823353)
|
| Issued: July 13, 2004
| Version: 1.0
| Executive Summary:
| This update resolves a public vulnerability. A denial of service
| vulnerability exists in Outlook Express because of a lack of
robust
| verification for malformed e-mail headers. The vulnerability is
| documented in the Vulnerability Details section of this bulletin.
This
| update also changes the default security settings for Outlook
Express
| 5.5 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This change is documented in the
Frequently
| Asked Questions related to this security update section of this
| bulletin.
| If a user is running Outlook Express and receives a specially
crafted
| e-mail message, Outlook Express would fail. If the preview pane is
| enabled, the user would have to manually remove the message, and
then
| restart Outlook Express to resume functionality.
| We recommend that customers consider applying the security update.
| Summary
| Who should read this document: Customers who use Microsoft®
Outlook
| Express® Impact of Vulnerability: Denial of Service
| Maximum Severity Rating: Moderate
| Recommendation: Customers should consider applying the security
update.
| Security Update Replacement: This bulletin replaces MS04-013:
Cumulative
| Update for Outlook Express and any prior Cumulative Security
Updates for
| Outlook Express.
| Caveats: None
| Tested Software and Security Update Download Locations:
| Affected Softwa
| .Microsoft Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a
| .Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
| .Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service
Pack 6
| .Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2000
Service
| Pack 3, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
| .Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
| .Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
| .Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
| .Microsoft Windows ServerT 2003
| .Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
| .Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE),
and
| Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) - Review the FAQ section
of
| this bulletin for details about these operating systems.
|
| Affected Components:
| .Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Service Pack 2: Download the Update
| .Microsoft Outlook Express 6: Download the Update
| .Microsoft Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1: Download the Update
| .Microsoft Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1 (64 bit Edition):
Download
| the Update
| .Microsoft Outlook Express 6 on Windows Server 2003: Download the
Update
| .Microsoft Outlook Express 6 on Windows Server 2003 (64 bit
edition):
| Download the Update
|
| The software in this list has been tested to determine if the
versions
| are affected. Other versions either no longer include security
update
| support or may not be affected. To determine the support lifecycle
for
| your product and version, visit the following Microsoft Support
| Lifecycle Web site.
|
|