Glenn B. Lawler wrote: >>Question: If a user (or company) has this option set intentionally, is >>it ethical to circumvent their wishes? >> >>It is a bit disappointing to hear that you can, and therefore hackers >>can do this too, and Outlook's claimed security feature is no longer >>effective? > > > Using the ClickYes program to automatically send e-mail and avoid the > warning message could not possibly represent an ethical problem since > the customer himself has to install the ClickYes program. I know of no > way a hacker could automatically install this program. > > I would agree that it is a good idea for Outlook to pop this warning (by > default), but anything like this should allow an opt out by the user, or > Outlook becomes totally useless for automation. > > Glenn Lawler
Remember that not everyone uses or has Outlook. I use Thunderbird, but if you try doing Outlook COM automation from your application on my system, it will be stopped by the fact that I've never run Outlook on this system even though it is installed. The first time Outlook is run by a user, it enters a special wizard configuration mode. Cancelling that causes any COM-automation objects to be cancelled as well. You may be better off sending the "e-mail" through a webpage that is hardcoded into the application. -- Thomas Hruska ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/i7folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----------------------------------------------------- Home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/delphi-en/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
