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Outlook 2000 - Internet Directory Service accounts I didn't create them. Spam?

#1 StampingJen

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Posted 23 March 2006 - 09:32 AM

Outlook 2000 I go to Tools > Accounts > "All" tab. I have a number of directory service accounts: Bigfoot Internet Directory Service, Verisign Internet Directory Service, and WhoWhere Internet Directory Service.

What are these for? Can I delete them all? Are they spam?
I've been getting TONS of spam the last month or so (7-10 a day), whereas previously we hadn't had any.

Thanks!

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#2 Retired Tech

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Posted 23 March 2006 - 09:57 AM

That sounds more like Outlook Express, not Outlook 2000

#3 StampingJen

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Posted 23 March 2006 - 10:41 AM

Nope. Outlook 2000. (9.0.0.2711)

OS: XP

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Posted 23 March 2006 - 02:09 PM

I have Office XP Pro and 2003 Pro, it is not on those and I do not recall it being a feature of 2000 Premium

When I press tools, e-mail accounts, view accounts, it shows a list of accounts, nothing else

#5 dsenette

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Posted 23 March 2006 - 03:19 PM

[attachment=7474:attachment]does it look like that? if so that's outlook express the menus of which you speak ARE NOT in outlook..only Outlook express...and all of those directory service links are in there by default..they are not spam or spyware related

#6 StampingJen

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Posted 27 March 2006 - 12:21 PM

Yes, that's how it looks. It's weird tho, why does the titlebar say I have Outlook 2000, and so does my "about MS Outlook"? I know I used to have Express and didn't like it because it didn't have a lot of the features the full blown one had. Maybe it kept some of the features? :blink:

Doesn't matter I guess - I have the features I need. And since those aren't spyware, will just ignore them.

Thanks for your help! :whistling:

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