Would you use Outlook on a public machine?

[K.Mandla]

Not an effort to bash Outlook on the whole (which I consider substandard software), but I know some people are comfortable using Outlook on public computers -- such as at an Internet cafe or public library.

I'm not very familiar with Outlook, but I was wondering if that's a relatively safe practice. Again, I'm not trying to bash, I'm trying to get a feel for whether I should try to dissuade my father from doing it at the local library.

Thanks in advance.

[bluenova]

Well I suppose they must delete all the sent items etc on logout, but it seems strange way to do it, why Outlook I mean?. I wouldn't use Outlook on a public machine. Bad enough having to use it at work :D

[Sarisar]

Well my main complaint about outlook is that it has a tendency to run stuff without asking you. So when you simply look at the email various things can get run and thus you can get viruses from there.

You _can_ turn these off... but they probably aren't on a public terminal.

So my thoughts would be 'hell no' for Outlook on a public terminal!

[Ubunted]

Mail clients rarely ever delete ANYTHING permanently unless you kill the user account. So, no.

[localuser]

I'm not sure I understand how they configure Outlook on a public machine.

Do you, as a user, have to set up an account each time you use it?

[geoffm33]

Yeah, Outlook Web Access maybe, but how would you configure Outlook on a public machine? Especially if that person is in an enterprise environment with email stored in the Exchange Info Store.

[aysiu]

If I were on a public machine, I'd probably use some form of webmail to check email. It's too much trouble to set up an account in Outlook and then delete the account afterwards.

[DarkN00b]

I never do anything on public machines that requires me to log in. There is no way to know if the connection is secure or if your username and password are being logged.

[SunnyRabbiera]

No way, Outlook is like an old milk carrage in the middle of a freeway.

[blastus]

I never do anything on public machines that requires me to log in. There is no way to know if the connection is secure or if your username and password are being logged.

Exactimonto

[Kateikyoushi]

How can you use outlook on a public machine in the first place ?
I wouldn't be really concerned about it on the other hand because not my machine and the mail accounts I would use on a public machine are used for registrations and such where most likely they end up as spambaits.

[Narzuhl]

I never do anything on public machines that requires me to log in. There is no way to know if the connection is secure or if your username and password are being logged.

Exactly why i never use a public machine for anything except general flight information.

[bigken]

If I were on a public machine, I'd probably use some form of webmail to check email. It's too much trouble to set up an account in Outlook and then delete the account afterwards.

Totally agree too much trouble to set up then to delete it 8)