One of the most common ways in which viruses are spread is via e-mail. Outlook Express 6 therefore, has some security features built in to protect against viruses. Security zones in Outlook Express determine whether active content can be run from within an HTML message. You can configure the security zone for Outlook Express using the following steps:

1. Click Start and select Outlook Express.
2. Within Outlook Express click the Tools menu and click Options.
3. From the Options window, select the Security tab.
4. Under Virus Protection, select Restricted sites zone. This option should be selected by default in Outlook Express 6. Previous versions of Outlook Express used the Internet zone, which is less secure because it allows most active content to run.

[Diana Huggins]