Automated e-mail report - annoying "A program is trying to access e-mail..." message

[Per Hagstrom]

We have an old phone system, using a software called OTM v1.2.
I'm trying to schedule different reports out of this software and have them
e-mailed to me regularly.
Well, with the latest version of Outlook2003 that isn't working anymore,
because this silly warning message pops up, "A program is trying to access
e-mail...", where you have to manually accept the e-mail to go through or it
won't go. And this stupid feature won't allow me to create a rule to always
accept e-mails from this specific application! (sometimes you wonder what
people are thinking with when they add new features without giving you any
good options!)

I need to know how to either disable this "security" feature, or how to get
around it.
(Our software is very old and I don't think it will ever be added to the
list of secure software's in Outlook... so don't tell me I have to go to our
vendor)

Thanks!

/ Per

ps. I guess in worst case I will just have to install an older version of
Outlook. What's the most recent version of Outlook, without this "security"
feature?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The security dialogs that pop up when an application tries to access certain
properties and methods in Outlook 2000 SP2 or later are designed to inhibit
the spread of viruses via Outlook; see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm#autosec. They cannot be simply
turned on or off with a user option or registry setting.

However, Outlook 2003 does not show security prompts on three specific types
of applications:

-- VBScript code in published, non-oneoff Outlook forms

-- Outlook VBA code that uses the intrinsic Application object

-- Outlook COM add-ins properly constructed to derive all objects from
the Application object passed by the OnConnection event

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

 

[drouz]

i have a similar problem, but the dialog box only pops up when i try to reply
to emails. any ideas ? thanks

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The same issues apply. If you recently installed Office XP SP3, also see
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2002sp3.htm#problems

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Per Hagstrom]

Sue,

Thanks for your reply.
I thought, YES! An application that will do the same thing as disabling the
"security" feature! Until I read the 'Known limitations' !!! It won't work
if the computer is in locked mode, which of course it has to be in... !
Maaan!

And it describes how Outlook Express has this feature too, but in its
settings you have the choice to enable or disable it!
Can NOT believe Outlook, which is supposed to be the PRO version is that
stupid..!

I'm not a programmer so I have no clue how I would be able to intercept the
mail message from our OTM software to be accepted by Outlook...?!

That is such a shame! Not letting the customer decide what to
enable/disable!!

Very frustrating!

Thanks though!

/ Per