I'm running Win2k SP2 with Outlook Express 6 and i don't have this happen at all. Harry M ----- Original Message ----- From: "npcompleter" <npcompleterat_private> To: <vuln-devat_private> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: Strange behaviour in Win2k > Hi all, > When I was viewing emails using Outlook 2002 (aka Outlook XP) on a Win2k > pro SP2 box (Version 5.00.2195), I noticed something strange. > > A message mentioned a URL. I selected the URL and copied it to clipboard > using Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut (and later, using Copy command in the > context menu,) that's when something happened. > > I tried to move the cursor to the system tray, but the cursor refused to > move a millimeter below the status bar, or it moves for 1/10 second and > it gets back above the status bar as if it was locked there. When I > waited for a few seconds, everything went back normal. I copied > different text to the clipboard, the cursor moved normally. I copied the > http://xx.xx.xx.xx/ part only (without filename), the cursor refused > once again. I tried different text containing "http://" and got the same > result, even with a few leading and trailing spaces. I tried to copy the > text and waited for about 7 seconds (On PIII 450 MHz with 256 MB RAM), > everything went normal. The same behaviour happened whenever I copy the > "http://" part from anywhere (browser, text editor,...etc). > > Could anyone replicate this? > Does anyone think this might have any (possibly security) significance? > > P.S. This happened more that once, but sometimes I restart my Outlook > and it doesn't happen! > > Cheers > NPcompleter
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