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DTOO214 - Read EMail as plain text must be enforced.

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Information

Outlook can display email messages and other items in three formats: plain text, Rich Text Format (RTF), and HTML. By default, Outlook displays email messages in whatever format they were received in.

Solution

Set the policy value for User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Outlook 2013 -> Outlook Options -> Preferences -> E-mail Options 'Read e-mail as plain text' to 'Enabled'.

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_MS_Outlook_2013_V1R12_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-53867r1_rule, STIG-ID|DTOO214, Vuln-ID|V-17770

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: a7f166696d2582ead2b5ff68278656a946b7b18d68fab73403b6af7189d57603