On the security issues, Microsoft doesn't help uses of older Outlook versions fix security bugs very well. When running the online office product updates, it doesn't recognize older versions (pre-2000) of the office suite - so you think all is OK with your copy after the message "no updates available" is displayed. Nope, its a case of hunting down the fixes and hoping you have right ones!
~ ERASER
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~ ERASER
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