Password on a POP3 account created with a PRF

[Mark Barbieri]

I'm trying to create a POP3 account using a PRF file. Everything works
fine, except that I can't get a password for it. Any idea on how to
make the password work?

Here is a sample from my PRF file:

[Pop3]
OverWriteExistingService = Yes
UniqueService = No
AccountName=Voicemail
POP3Server=10.1.1.12
SMTPServer=exch01.mycompany.com
POP3UserName =vmname
POP3Password =vmpwd
[email protected]
POP3UseSPA = 0
........

[I_Mail]
AccountType = POP3
;--- POP3 Account Settings ---
AccountName=PT_UNICODE,0x0002
DisplayName=PT_UNICODE,0x000B
EmailAddress=PT_UNICODE,0x000C
;--- POP3 Account Settings ---
POP3Server=PT_UNICODE,0x0100
POP3UserName=PT_UNICODE,0x0101
POP3UseSPA=PT_LONG,0x0108
...................

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The user will have to input the POP3 password manually. You cannot deploy it with a .prf file.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Mark Barbieri]

Is any other means of setting the password? Perhaps a COM interface or
a .NET assembly?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

AFAIK, no. You'd have to hack whatever method Outlook uses to store a POP3 password, presumably in the Profiles section of the registry.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers