Outlook Security Warning 1

[RolfSnijders]

Subject: automatic process to send faxes/email through Outlook 2000.

Hello DotNetter,

We are building an OutlookControlApplication (VisualStudio.NET 2002 v.7.0; C# WindowsApplication) that runs on a dedicated server (W2K) with an Outlook 2000 Client running too.
This program 'OCA' reads a TXT-file coming from a mainframe.
OCA then parses/generates emails and faxes from it.
These faxes/emails are deposited by OCA in Outlook 2000 Outbox.
C# Example code:
...
private Outlook.Application oApp;
private Outlook._NameSpace oNameSpace;
private Outlook.MAPIFolder oOutboxFolder;
... etc.
oNameSpace= oApp.GetNamespace("MAPI"
oNameSpace.Logon("","",false,true);
... etc.
Outlook._MailItem oMailItem = (Outlook._MailItem)oApp.CreateItem(Outlook.OlItemType.olMailItem);
... etc.

But when doing so, Outlook Client shows a Popup with the following message:
==
A program is trying to automatically send e-mail on your behalf.
Do you want to allow this?
If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should choose NO.
==

This Popup window needs a manual action (mouseclick on YES).
This is, of course, a showstopper as we need to automate the process of dispatching email and faxes without user-interference.
So my questions is:
How do we suppress or avoid this Popup window, so as to automate the fax/email traffic?

Thanking you in advance for a serious answer
Regards,
Rolf

 

[wawalter]

I am having a similar problem with Outlook. I found the following COM program called "Redemption" that says if can work around the problem although I haven't been able to test it myself.

http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/home.htm

There is also a FAQ in the VB forum pointing to the following Microsoft document that might help you.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q263297

 

[WaltK]

I have a few automated programs on a workstation which exhibited the same behavior after I applied the Outlook E-mail Security Update which wawalter refers to. Basically, I re-installed Outlook, effectively removing the update, and the programs have worked fine ever since. Since we have anti-virus gateway, and an anti-virus wall on the machine itself, the security update isn't beneficial anyway, just a pain.