Here... everything you want to know about the Outlook security patch. http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup.htm
Since this is Outlook2002, there is a registry entry to control access to specific attachments. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security Under that key, add a new string value named Level1Remove. For the value for Level1Remove, enter a semicolon-delimited list of file extensions. exe;vbs;bat would unblock VBScripts, Batch files and executibles. Ken Slovak has a little utility that adds a gui for this process : http://www.slovaktech.com/attachmentoptions.htm William Lefkovics ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Stavert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 2:34 PM Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: How to circumvent Outlook "feature" > This is the Outlook security patch. There is NO uninstall for this patch > and it cannot be disabled. There may be a registry entry that can be > edited but not that I have found. It may respond to an Outlook uninstall > but the security patch may remain in the registry or where ever it is > installed. > > Thanks > > David Stavert > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clay Larson > > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 4:13 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: How to circumvent Outlook "feature" > > > > > > Maybe you could change your default email client to Outlook > > Express on your workstation. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Scott Huber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 3:16 PM > > To: iMail Forum > > Subject: [IMail Forum] OT: How to circumvent Outlook "feature" > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > I have a computer that is running Outlook 2002 and a > > proprietary app written by a vendor that pulls text files > > from a database and puts them into outgoing email. The two > > applications run simultaneously and the pc is serving no > > other purpose. This is supposed to be an automatic process, > > but due to Microsoft's "security initiative" when the app > > tries to send email, I get the following error: > > > > A program is trying to automatically send email on your > > behalf. Do you want to do this? If this is unexpected, it > > may be a virus and you should choose "No". > > > > I obviously know this is occurring and want to send the > > email. As it stands currently, I have to check the pc every > > hour or so to repeatedly click "Yes" to send the email. The > > vendor is of no help (I'm lucky they even got the app to do > > what it does), and all I could find on TechNet relates to > > Outlook with Exchange. > > > > Does anyone know how to turn off this Outlook 'feature'? > > > > TIA, > > Scott Huber > > > > > > --- > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus on the > > Orion Medical Management iMail server] > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
