OL2002: Messages That Are Sent from a Hotmail Account Do Not Support Digital Signatures (281362)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
This article was previously published under Q281362

SYMPTOMS

When you send a digitally signed message from a Hotmail account in Outlook 2002, the received message appears to be a clear text signed message even though the clear text option was not specified in Outlook 2002.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Hotmail does not support digitally signed messages.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, turn off the option to digitally sign the message. To do this on a per-message basis, click Options on the View menu, click the Security Settings button, and then click to clear the Add digital signature to this message option.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to sign and encrypt messages in Outlook 2002, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

286159 OL2002: Encryption and Message Security Overview

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/1/2001
Keywords:kbprb KB281362
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