block embedded images w/ Outlook?

With Outlook 2002/xp you can set your registry to convert everything to plain text and any embedded images will be converted to attachments.

//support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307594

I do not know of anything you can do in Outlook 2000.

Go to www.xintercept.com and download the free
Pocketknife Peek. It is and Outlook 2K add-in that allows you to 'peek' at a msg in plain-text format before you actually open it.

Ralph