add music to outgoing emails with OL 2007

[Guest]

I used to be able to add music to my outgoing emails.
i.e. the recipient of my email would have a music file play as soon as the
message is opened.
I cannot find a way to do it with Outlook 2007. Is it possible? - it was a
very good feature to personalise your message !- hope it hasn't been discarded
Alex

 

[Brian Tillman]

I used to be able to add music to my outgoing emails.
i.e. the recipient of my email would have a music file play as soon
as the message is opened.
I cannot find a way to do it with Outlook 2007. Is it possible? - it
was a very good feature to personalise your message !- hope it hasn't
been discarded Alex

I'd shoot anyone who sent me unsolicited binary garbage like that.

 

[Guest]

Dear Mr. Brian Tillman,

Oh my Lord!! - what a very nontechnical and radical response ! - so you're
into shooting are you?

What you call "unsolicited binary garbage" could be a "Happy Birthday"
melody from a "far off " friend. Your pathetic response clearly implies that
this is also classified as garbage and the perpetrator is to be shot on sight.
I'm all for "one man food is another man's poison" but to bundle everything
as trash, is somewhat narrow minded.
Each and every email received across the planet can be a potential security
treat. With your line of action, you are implying that we trash ALL our
emails in the garbage - Very extremist if you ask me !
We just have to patiently sort out the genuine and delete all the rest.
You have a right to your own opinion, but please do not try (on behalf of
Microsoft)to officially stuff it down our throats.
I know for sure that you are now scrambling frantically to quickly reply
that these files a HUGE security risk .. bla .. bla .. .bla .. but as I told
you before, ALL types of emails are potential threats so we have to adapt to
the situation.
It is rather convenient for Mircrosoft to omit "old" facilities in their
newer versions with the usual "fail-safe" scaremongering excuse of "Security"
threats.

Is there anyone else out there, besides our "trigger-happy" Mr.Tillman, that
is not as hostile to music ?

 

[John Blessing]

Dear Mr. Brian Tillman,

Oh my Lord!! - what a very nontechnical and radical response ! - so you're
into shooting are you?

What you call "unsolicited binary garbage" could be a "Happy Birthday"
melody from a "far off " friend. Your pathetic response clearly implies
that
this is also classified as garbage and the perpetrator is to be shot on
sight.
I'm all for "one man food is another man's poison" but to bundle
everything
as trash, is somewhat narrow minded.
Each and every email received across the planet can be a potential
security
treat. With your line of action, you are implying that we trash ALL our
emails in the garbage - Very extremist if you ask me !
We just have to patiently sort out the genuine and delete all the rest.
You have a right to your own opinion, but please do not try (on behalf of
Microsoft)to officially stuff it down our throats.
I know for sure that you are now scrambling frantically to quickly reply
that these files a HUGE security risk .. bla .. bla .. .bla .. but as I
told
you before, ALL types of emails are potential threats so we have to adapt
to
the situation.
It is rather convenient for Mircrosoft to omit "old" facilities in their
newer versions with the usual "fail-safe" scaremongering excuse of
"Security"
threats.

Is there anyone else out there, besides our "trigger-happy" Mr.Tillman,
that
is not as hostile to music ?

No. We all think it is a dreadful idea. Imagine your inbox inundated with
emails containing sound files that automatically play. Everyone who wants to
e.g. send an email that (these are some examples recently asked on this
newsgroup) automatically

1. Runs a program
2. Opens a document
3. Plays a sound
4. Plays a video

etc. etc. ... seems to think that they have a right to do that because they
will only be sending them to friends/colleagues and that no-one will mind.
What you forget is :

1. It is my computer. I get to decide what happens
2. Every spammer in the world would love to do exactly this.

Mr Tillman is completely right, it's a dumb idea. Sorry you don't like it,
but I would guess that anyone with enough technical ability to advise you on
how to get around this "issue" has enough sense not to.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Oh my Lord!! - what a very nontechnical and radical response ! - so
you're into shooting are you?

Figuratively, of course.

What you call "unsolicited binary garbage" could be a "Happy Birthday"
melody from a "far off " friend. Your pathetic response clearly
implies that this is also classified as garbage and the perpetrator
is to be shot on sight. I'm all for "one man food is another man's
poison" but to bundle everything as trash, is somewhat narrow minded.

No, it's practical. The fundamental purpose of electronic mail is to convey
information. Little songs that I CAN'T CONTROL coming into my mailbox is
grounds for banning. They carry no information and they pose security risks
I'm not willing to allow.

Each and every email received across the planet can be a potential
security treat.

Not true. Plain Text messages cannot carry threats.

With your line of action, you are implying that we
trash ALL our emails in the garbage

No, only those containing non-contributing binary information, like
stationery, fancy fonts and formatting, and music.

- Very extremist if you ask me !

I don't recall doing so.

We just have to patiently sort out the genuine and delete all the
rest.

Perhaps you do, but I have better things to do with my time.

You have a right to your own opinion, but please do not try (on
behalf of Microsoft)to officially stuff it down our throats.

Nothing I say is "on behalf of Microsoft." I don't work for Microsoft.

I know for sure that you are now scrambling frantically to quickly
reply
that these files a HUGE security risk .. bla .. bla .. .bla .. but
as I told you before, ALL types of emails are potential threats so we
have to adapt to the situation.

Clearly you don't understand the nature of electronic messaging.

Is there anyone else out there, besides our "trigger-happy"
Mr.Tillman, that is not as hostile to music ?

I'm not hostile to music. I listen to it all the time. It's quite
appropriate when in the proper form. Attached to an incoming mail message
and configured to begin playing without my ability to say so is simply not
appropriate.

 

[Guest]

Figuratively, of course.

Your personal "figurative" hobbies on this public discussion are not
necessary !

No, it's practical. The fundamental purpose of electronic mail is to convey
information. Little songs that I CAN'T CONTROL coming into my mailbox is
grounds for banning. They carry no information and they pose security risks
I'm not willing to allow.

People like you will be banning all Attachments next, simply because they
could be a potential treat. With that line of reasoning we should also stop
all physical post simply because there are a few deranged persons who send
letters full of Anthrax powder or rudimentary letter-bombs.

Not true. Plain Text messages cannot carry threats.

What about Plain Text with "Attachments"? - shall we really have to ban
those too?

No, only those containing non-contributing binary information, like
stationery, fancy fonts and formatting, and music.


I don't recall doing so.

Still extremist !! - whether you ask me or not !!

Perhaps you do, but I have better things to do with my time.

I would really like to see you sort your personal physical post at
home.Figuratively speaking of course!! I am sure that you always dedicate
those few extra SECONDS to sort out the genuine from the garbage. But then
again you would be the type to throw all your mail in the trash simply
because the are a couple of colored envelopes amongst the other PURE WHITE
ones.

Nothing I say is "on behalf of Microsoft." I don't work for Microsoft.

However you definitely sound like one of their "YES"men ! Of course I could
be wrong here !

Clearly you don't understand the nature of electronic messaging.

Clearly do don't understand the social potential of emails

I'm not hostile to music. I listen to it all the time. It's quite
appropriate when in the proper form. Attached to an incoming mail message
and configured to begin playing without my ability to say so is simply not
appropriate.

Come on Mr.Tillman, with your Plain Text mentality, its hard to see you
like music. but again I could be wrong, however, I am quite sure that with
your undoubted expertise on the subject of emails,you are fully capable of
deleting an unwanted message in well under 1 second !! ( just like you throw
away that unwanted colored brochure when you physically receive it at home)

Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

On a personal basis, you have every right to be a "Plain Text", "Black &
White"
type of person, but please leave the rest of us enjoy the color and music we
so much enjoy.
On the "Security Level", all I can say is :
"Why not fix the hole in the roof (software)instead of cursing the rain
(color, music etc) ????

 

[Brian Tillman]

People like you will be banning all Attachments next, simply because
they could be a potential treat.

If I haven't asked for the attachment, naturally, I'll simply delete the
message. I allow no unsolicited attachments. I _care_ about what happens
to my PC. You should, too.

What about Plain Text with "Attachments"? - shall we really have to
ban those too?

Covered above.

Still extremist !! - whether you ask me or not !!

If you wish to call it that, I'll certainly take no offense. I call it
"security-minded."

I would really like to see you sort your personal physical post at
home.Figuratively speaking of course!! I am sure that you always
dedicate those few extra SECONDS to sort out the genuine from the
garbage. But then again you would be the type to throw all your mail
in the trash simply because the are a couple of colored envelopes
amongst the other PURE WHITE ones.

In general, if I wasn't expecting an attachment, the message gets dumped
without opening it.

However you definitely sound like one of their "YES"men ! Of course
I could be wrong here !

And you are. It has nothing to do with Microsoft. I would take the same
stance no matter what mail client I would use.

Clearly do don't understand the social potential of emails

Security trumps society every time.

Come on Mr.Tillman, with your Plain Text mentality, its hard to see
you like music.

Music and e-mail have nothing to do with each other. I've got an extensive
music collection loaded on my PC.

but again I could be wrong, however, I am quite sure
that with your undoubted expertise on the subject of emails,you are
fully capable of deleting an unwanted message in well under 1 second
!! ( just like you throw away that unwanted colored brochure when you
physically receive it at home)

Multiply that one or two seconds by a thousand. How much time is wasted
then?

If I were alone in this, organizations like SpamCop (and there are plenty),
where people PAY to have their mail filtered and require pre-approval before
ANYONE can send any type of message to the subscribers simply wouldn't
exist.