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What about the &quot;&amp;&quot;&nbsp;symbol? Is that also considered a potential security risk?
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What about the "&" symbol? Is that also considered a potential security risk?

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Yes, it is included in the special character set.
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Yes, it is included in the special character set.

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When someone sends an microsoft excel or word document attached and has either the &quot;&amp;&quot;&nbsp;or &quot;,&quot; symbols in the file name, why is it that when you open it up or preview it, those symbols disappear from the file name? 
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When someone sends an microsoft excel or word document attached and has either the "&" or "," symbols in the file name, why is it that when you open it up or preview it, those symbols disappear from the file name? 

Opening attachments from Outlook

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Microsoft Applications

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