Add-in Security?

[DMc2005]

Hi

I have a question about outlook add-ins. I can create excel add-ins with no
problem and know that they can be used with no secuirty implications.

However with Outlook, the Outlook security warns users about certain tasks
being done.

Can i create an add-in that will enable me to look at received messages on a
pop email account and transfer certain details to of that email to a
spreadsheet in Excel without activating the outlook model. the reason for
doing this is we need to generate a analysis of how many emails are received
to a address and identify what ones are do with problems, customer queries
and product requests.

D

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

If you don't want to use the Outlook object model, you'd have to use some POP3 library to download the messages before they get to Outlook.

If you're using Outlook 2003, any objects derived from the Application object passed in the OnConnection event will be "trusted" and will not trigger prompts for restricted properties and methods. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/sec.htm for other approaches.

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

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

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

For Outlook 2003, yes. It would require using the Application object that's
passed in the On_Connection event. Earlier versions would require using
Extended MAPI or a 3rd party tool like Redemption
(http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/) to avoid the security prompts.