Need specific install instructions

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I work for a Fortune 1000 company. They have just completed the installation
of Outlook throughout the entire company. However, when they did this they
killed many of my applications written in Access that automate the processing
of emails with attached reports. In researching the problem I have found that
there is an option, on the server side, that needs to be adjusted so that
automation throughout Microsoft Office can be accomplished without having to
answer a variety of error messages that pop up. Each time a Office
Application tries to send an email there are 3 messages that must be answered
before the email will be sent. When these departments are sending 100's of
emails this can amount to a substantial amount of wasted time. I have been to
the powers that be in IT and they have told me that they would have to modify
the code in Outlook. In reviewing several posts on this site I find that
there is simply a security option that has to be changed. What I would
appreciate is (preferably screen shots for IT), but at any rate detailed
instructions on how they can change the settings to eliminate the warnings
for each and every email. A further note: It is my understanding that this
security was put into Outlook to prevent SPAM from occuring on the Corporate
Intranet. Please advise ASAP. We are using Outlook 2003.
 
The Outlook security features have been around since June 2000 and were designed to prevent not spam, but the spread of viruses. They have been quite successful in that regard.

Information on the administrative settings you describe can be found at http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/admin.htm. Note that using them to allow your Access application to send will essentially negate the protection provided by the "object model guard" in Outlook. Also note that there are both server and client settings to be managed.

The alternative is for you to recode your Access application; see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/sec.htm

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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