Let's see... The application makes a explicit call to open the application called Outlook - its part of the OLE (or whatever they call it this week) specifications. OLE server applications (ones that can be called by other applications) get registered to the system, and it's a simple line or two of code to call that application.
Really quite handy, in the right hands. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE MCT Senior Systems Administrator Peregrine Systems Atlanta, GA http://www.peregrine.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Nikki Cleland - ITCX [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:34 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Virus Aversion: Outlook, IE, PAB > > > How does it know what client to call in IE if it is not > specified in IE? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 1:07 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Virus Aversion: Outlook, IE, PAB > > > No. > > The virus itself calls the email app - it doesn't call to > find the default mail client. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE MCT > Senior Systems Administrator > Peregrine Systems > Atlanta, GA > http://www.peregrine.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nikki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:46 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: OT: Virus Aversion: Outlook, IE, PAB > > > > > > From what I have seen many email virus's are entering via IE > > (http based mail clients ie Hotmail, etc), not Outlook and IE > > utilizes the Address book from Outlook because IE is > > configured to use it via "IE: Tools/Internet Options/Programs". > > > > If we changed this configuration and gave it "blank" in the > > Programs info would it not disable IE's ability to utilize > > the Outlook Address Book to send its nasty grams? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
