Get the latest release of Microsoft's popular Web browser and e-mail client. IE 4.5.1's Smart Backgrounds feature gives you the option to turn off dark or heavily textured Webpage backgrounds in order to make them easier to read when printed. The browser also has faster performance, integration with Mac OS 8.5 Sherlock and a self-repairing application interface. Included in Outlook Express 5.0.1 is Address Autocomplete which intuitively fills in e-mail addresses with a single click of the mouse. Smart Attachments lets you drag and drop attachments and instantly select the appropriate encoding so that attachments are readable the first time they are opened. The Junk Mail filter helps you deal with unwanted commercial mail. It includes a plain English error log and automatic scheduled downloading for e-mail and news accounts. The Account Setup Wizard allows for seamless importing of e-mail and contacts from other e-mail applications. The Multiple Account Manager functions as an information hub, managing and consolidating multiple e-mail accounts. Including IMAP and POP, as well as, MSN Hotmail Web-based e-mail. Outlook Express will also synchronize contacts with Palm organizers.
Note: Internet Explorer 4.51-Outlook Express 5.01 Internet Update is comprised of a patch for Internet Explorer 4.5 and Outlook Express 5 for the Macintosh. This patch addresses the security issue where certain certificates, which provide user security expiring at midnight on December 31, 1999. Accessing those security certificates after that date would generate an "expired certificate" warning. The security issue in Outlook Express 5 is fixed. This makes it possible for a malicious sender to send an MHTML message to an Outlook Express 5 user, which would then automatically download a file to the users default Download folder without the Outlook Express 5 user's knowledge. This patch also includes updated libraries and increased JavaScript support for specific secure sites.
