"Signed by" field not populated in OL2003

[Matt Fletcher]

We're using a custom form to display signed+encrypted SMIME messages. This
form contains the standard "Signed by" field, which works fine in
Outlook2000 and Outlook2002 - it doesn't work in Outlook2003. Is this a
known bug? Is there a workaround short of embedding an Active-X control in
the form?

I don't know whether it's relevant, but we're using a registry value to
substitute our custom form for the default
form(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Custom
Forms\Read\IPM.Note.SMIME).

Thanks in advance
Matt Fletcher

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Forms substitution is partially broken in 0L2003; ..neom. Hog messages don't
get the substitute form.

 

[Matt Fletcher]

Sue,

thanks for the slightly cryptic answer! If what you are saying is that "Some
messages don't get the substitute form", then I think that we are
experiencing a different problem - our substitute form is always loaded,
it's just got an empty "signed by" field.

The problem does seem to be caused by form substitution (as I can
successfully drag the "signed by" field on to the standard IPM.Note(.SMIME)
form.

Is there any way to use a custom form for an SMIME message (signed and
encrypted) other than by using form substitution? I tried changing the
message class (using MAPI) when the message was received in the inbox, but
this caused other unwanted effects.

Matt

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, Outlook doesn't really have any direct support for custom signed
messages.

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