Outlook Security

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Rob

Good morning,
I have an Access97 app that sends e-mail messages when the
users trigger this action. A user was just upgraded to
Outlook 2000, and the following message was received:

"A program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have
stored in Outlook. Do you want to allow this?

If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should
choose "No"."

KB article #262701(Developer Information About the Outlook
E-mail Security Update) does not appear to give enough
information on how to program around this while
maintaining a secure environment.
Can anyone offer any suggestions?
Thank you in advance!

Rob
 
Rob,

Questions regarding the Outlook Security prompt are asked very frequently.
The most complete answer has been provided by Outlook MVP Sue Mosher and is
as follows:

BEGIN QUOTED MATERIAL:

"The security dialogs that pop up when an application tries to access
certain Outlook properties and methods are designed to inhibit the spread of
viruses via Outlook; see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm#autosec. If you are a standalone
user, Outlook provides no way to suppress this behavior. However, you can
use a free tool called Express ClickYes
(http://www.express-soft.com/mailmate/clickyes.html) to click the security
dialog buttons automatically. Beware that this means if a virus tries to
send mail using Outlook or gain access to your address book, it will
succeed.

"If you're the administrator in an Exchange Server environment, you can
reduce the impact of the security prompts with administrative tools. See
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/admin.htm

"If it's an application you wrote yourself, you can use one of these
approaches to redo the program:

-- Use Extended MAPI (see http://www.slipstick.com/dev/mapi.htm) and C++
or Delphi; this is the most secure method and the only one that Microsoft
recommendeds.

-- Use Redemption (http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/), a third-party
COM library that wraps around Extended MAPI but parallels the Outlook Object
Model

-- Use SendKeys to "click" the buttons on the security dialogs that your
application may trigger. See
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm#autosec for a link to sample
code.

-- Program the free Express ClickYes
(http://www.express-soft.com/mailmate/clickyes.html) tool to start suspended
and turn it on only when your program needs to have the buttons clicked
automatically."

END OF QUOTED MATERIAL

I have been pleased with Express ClickYes and have used the code they supply
at their website plus some tweaks of my own to turn the utility on, send
emails and then turn the utility off. It does not make the Security Prompt
disappear but it will click the 'Yes' button for you.

hth,
 
Rob said:
Good morning,
I have an Access97 app that sends e-mail messages when the
users trigger this action. A user was just upgraded to
Outlook 2000, and the following message was received:

"A program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have
stored in Outlook. Do you want to allow this?

If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should
choose "No"."

KB article #262701(Developer Information About the Outlook
E-mail Security Update) does not appear to give enough
information on how to program around this while
maintaining a secure environment.
Can anyone offer any suggestions?
Thank you in advance!

Rob
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