Right guys.
(I would like a solution to this in VB6 as this is what our needy app is
written in, but any solutions that involve .NET would be much appreciated
likewise as I could instantiate them, otherwise please forgive the
crossposting.)
I'm sure I've seen posts here before criticising the practice of automating
outlook for the purpose of programatically sending email, on the grounds that
it's naff. Well now we're really landed in it, it's more than naff. The IT
department have applied some security patch, and it means that a guy in our
department now has to sit there for about 10 minutes constantly clicking
"yes" to the message box that pops up saying "an external program is trying
to use outlook to send email, do you want to allow this?, blah blah blah".
So I desparately NEED to find a way of sending email without using outlook,
and I haven't got the foggiest! I've heard of something called "MIME" - is
this a load of API functions I need to be using?
One other thing - the configuration. It's dead easy to set up outlook in our
network - when loading the profile for the first time, you just tell it the
name of the exchange server to connect to (which we don't have control over)
and it picks it up. Can MIME (if that's the technology I need to be using)
connect to an exchange server?
I'm sure I could understand it once I knew the general structure, so any
links to the basics would be much appreciated, aswell as people's experience
with common pitfalls. No third party controls if possible, as our IT
department have to authorise things like that and they are mightily
suspicious of them.
But it would sure impress people if I could program our way out of this
stupid corner that IT have boxed us into, so any help is much appreciated!
Thanks
17  2906 
"Bonj" <Bo**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> schrieb: So I desparately NEED to find a way of sending email
without using outlook, and I haven't got the foggiest!
Sending and receiving email
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=email&lang= en>
I've heard of something called "MIME" - is
this a load of API functions I need to be using?
MIME is used for encoding mail attachments, for example.
--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
Bonj,
See inline: I've heard of something called "MIME" - is
this a load of API functions I need to be using?
MIME is short for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (I believe). It
is a way of formatting content in messages, it's not a protocol for sending
them.
One other thing - the configuration. It's dead easy to set up outlook in
our
network - when loading the profile for the first time, you just tell it
the
name of the exchange server to connect to (which we don't have control
over)
and it picks it up. Can MIME (if that's the technology I need to be using)
connect to an exchange server?
If your exchange server supports the IMAP or POP3 protocols, I would
suggest looking at the Indy Project:
http://www.indyproject.org
It has a number of classes that you can use to send/receive mail. The
thing is, it won't connect to Exchange directly, so you will have to connect
through the POP3 or IMAP connector.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
I'm sure I could understand it once I knew the general structure, so any
links to the basics would be much appreciated, aswell as people's
experience
with common pitfalls. No third party controls if possible, as our IT
department have to authorise things like that and they are mightily
suspicious of them.
But it would sure impress people if I could program our way out of this
stupid corner that IT have boxed us into, so any help is much appreciated!
Thanks
Bonj
To avoid the Outlook security prompts its generally easiest to create a
properly constructed COM-Addin for Outlook 2003. There are other methods
available for other versions of Outlook...
See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...scomaddins.asp
Further info can be found at: http://www.slipstick.com/dev/ol2003problems.htm http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/esecup/admin.htm
Hope this helps
Jay
"Bonj" <Bo**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:A3******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... Right guys.
(I would like a solution to this in VB6 as this is what our needy app is
written in, but any solutions that involve .NET would be much appreciated
likewise as I could instantiate them, otherwise please forgive the
crossposting.)
I'm sure I've seen posts here before criticising the practice of
automating
outlook for the purpose of programatically sending email, on the grounds
that
it's naff. Well now we're really landed in it, it's more than naff. The IT
department have applied some security patch, and it means that a guy in
our
department now has to sit there for about 10 minutes constantly clicking
"yes" to the message box that pops up saying "an external program is
trying
to use outlook to send email, do you want to allow this?, blah blah blah".
So I desparately NEED to find a way of sending email without using
outlook,
and I haven't got the foggiest! I've heard of something called "MIME" - is
this a load of API functions I need to be using?
One other thing - the configuration. It's dead easy to set up outlook in
our
network - when loading the profile for the first time, you just tell it
the
name of the exchange server to connect to (which we don't have control
over)
and it picks it up. Can MIME (if that's the technology I need to be using)
connect to an exchange server?
I'm sure I could understand it once I knew the general structure, so any
links to the basics would be much appreciated, aswell as people's
experience
with common pitfalls. No third party controls if possible, as our IT
department have to authorise things like that and they are mightily
suspicious of them.
But it would sure impress people if I could program our way out of this
stupid corner that IT have boxed us into, so any help is much appreciated!
Thanks
"Bonj" <Bo**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:A3******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... Right guys.
(I would like a solution to this in VB6 as this is what our needy app is
written in, but any solutions that involve .NET would be much appreciated
likewise as I could instantiate them, otherwise please forgive the
crossposting.)
I'm sure I've seen posts here before criticising the practice of
automating outlook for the purpose of programatically sending email, on the grounds
that it's naff. Well now we're really landed in it, it's more than naff. The IT
department have applied some security patch, and it means that a guy in
our department now has to sit there for about 10 minutes constantly clicking
"yes" to the message box that pops up saying "an external program is
trying to use outlook to send email, do you want to allow this?, blah blah blah".
So I desparately NEED to find a way of sending email without using
outlook, and I haven't got the foggiest! I've heard of something called "MIME" - is
this a load of API functions I need to be using?
One other thing - the configuration. It's dead easy to set up outlook in
our network - when loading the profile for the first time, you just tell it
the name of the exchange server to connect to (which we don't have control
over) and it picks it up. Can MIME (if that's the technology I need to be using)
connect to an exchange server?
I'm sure I could understand it once I knew the general structure, so any
links to the basics would be much appreciated, aswell as people's
experience with common pitfalls. No third party controls if possible, as our IT
department have to authorise things like that and they are mightily
suspicious of them.
But it would sure impress people if I could program our way out of this
stupid corner that IT have boxed us into, so any help is much appreciated!
Thanks
I would ask the IT department how to deal with the problem since THEY are
causing it and preventing YOU from doing your job.
Why should you (and your department) have to spent time (and hence money)
because another department is imposing it's own rules.
The IT department is suppose to help its users, not hinder them!!
John..
Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] wrote:
It has a number of classes that you can use to send/receive mail. The
thing is, it won't connect to Exchange directly, so you will have to connect
through the POP3 or IMAP connector.
POP3 and IMAP are protocols for receiving mail,
I don't think they'd be much help with sending.
Bob
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"Nospam" <no****@please. co.uk> wrote in message
news:41******** *************** @news.easynet.c o.uk...
"Bonj" <Bo**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:A3******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... Right guys.
(I would like a solution to this in VB6 as this is what our needy app is
written in, but any solutions that involve .NET would be much
appreciated likewise as I could instantiate them, otherwise please forgive the
crossposting.)
I'm sure I've seen posts here before criticising the practice of
automating outlook for the purpose of programatically sending email, on the grounds
that it's naff. Well now we're really landed in it, it's more than naff. The
IT department have applied some security patch, and it means that a guy in
our department now has to sit there for about 10 minutes constantly clicking
"yes" to the message box that pops up saying "an external program is
trying to use outlook to send email, do you want to allow this?, blah blah
blah". So I desparately NEED to find a way of sending email without using
outlook, and I haven't got the foggiest! I've heard of something called "MIME" -
is this a load of API functions I need to be using?
One other thing - the configuration. It's dead easy to set up outlook in
our network - when loading the profile for the first time, you just tell it
the name of the exchange server to connect to (which we don't have control
over) and it picks it up. Can MIME (if that's the technology I need to be
using) connect to an exchange server?
I'm sure I could understand it once I knew the general structure, so any
links to the basics would be much appreciated, aswell as people's
experience with common pitfalls. No third party controls if possible, as our IT
department have to authorise things like that and they are mightily
suspicious of them.
But it would sure impress people if I could program our way out of this
stupid corner that IT have boxed us into, so any help is much
appreciated!
Thanks
I would ask the IT department how to deal with the problem since THEY are
causing it and preventing YOU from doing your job.
Why should you (and your department) have to spent time (and hence money)
because another department is imposing it's own rules.
The IT department is suppose to help its users, not hinder them!!
John..
The box that is a problem is a "feature" Microsoft added to later versions
of Outlook 2000 security patches. This anonying feature was implimented to
prevent script based virii from mass mailing.
While I can say that the box is anonying, I'd much rather deal with it then
leave a system open to virus attacks since it's not properly maintained.
Here is the response I sent to Terry Holland about this very subject earlier
today:
The first option that comes to mind is for you to use CDO to directly access
Outlook and avoid the nice interface you are using. Note that CDO is a pain
to code in. The another option is to use a program called Outlook
Redemption ( http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/), using this will allow you
to use the code you have already written with very few changes. I used it a
few years ago and it wasn't too expensive, had a lenient license, and the
creator was very helpful and quick at responding to questions. The final
option is to access the popup box from VB and sendkey commands to it to
automatically close it.
Outlook Redemption is really the best solution in my eyes; however, you
could use SendKeys. It's messing and definately not proper coding in my
eyes, but it will get the job none without a 3rd party program.
Paul, The first option that comes to mind is for you to use CDO to directly
access
Outlook and avoid the nice interface you are using. Note that CDO is a
pain
to code in. The another option is to use a program called Outlook
Redemption (http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/), using this will allow you
Note: CDO 1.2.1 that ships with current versions of Outlook has the same
security feature.
Hope this helps
Jay
"Paul Bobrowski" <no****@msdiscu ssion.com> wrote in message
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"Bonj" <Bo**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:A3******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... > Right guys.
>
> (I would like a solution to this in VB6 as this is what our needy app
> is
> written in, but any solutions that involve .NET would be much appreciated > likewise as I could instantiate them, otherwise please forgive the
> crossposting.)
>
> I'm sure I've seen posts here before criticising the practice of
automating > outlook for the purpose of programatically sending email, on the
> grounds
that > it's naff. Well now we're really landed in it, it's more than naff. The IT > department have applied some security patch, and it means that a guy in
our > department now has to sit there for about 10 minutes constantly
> clicking
> "yes" to the message box that pops up saying "an external program is
trying > to use outlook to send email, do you want to allow this?, blah blah blah". > So I desparately NEED to find a way of sending email without using
outlook, > and I haven't got the foggiest! I've heard of something called "MIME" - is > this a load of API functions I need to be using?
> One other thing - the configuration. It's dead easy to set up outlook
> in
our > network - when loading the profile for the first time, you just tell it
the > name of the exchange server to connect to (which we don't have control
over) > and it picks it up. Can MIME (if that's the technology I need to be using) > connect to an exchange server?
>
> I'm sure I could understand it once I knew the general structure, so
> any
> links to the basics would be much appreciated, aswell as people's
experience > with common pitfalls. No third party controls if possible, as our IT
> department have to authorise things like that and they are mightily
> suspicious of them.
> But it would sure impress people if I could program our way out of this
> stupid corner that IT have boxed us into, so any help is much appreciated! >
> Thanks
I would ask the IT department how to deal with the problem since THEY are
causing it and preventing YOU from doing your job.
Why should you (and your department) have to spent time (and hence money)
because another department is imposing it's own rules.
The IT department is suppose to help its users, not hinder them!!
John..
The box that is a problem is a "feature" Microsoft added to later versions
of Outlook 2000 security patches. This anonying feature was implimented
to
prevent script based virii from mass mailing.
While I can say that the box is anonying, I'd much rather deal with it
then
leave a system open to virus attacks since it's not properly maintained.
Here is the response I sent to Terry Holland about this very subject
earlier
today:
The first option that comes to mind is for you to use CDO to directly
access
Outlook and avoid the nice interface you are using. Note that CDO is a
pain
to code in. The another option is to use a program called Outlook
Redemption (http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/), using this will allow you
to use the code you have already written with very few changes. I used it
a
few years ago and it wasn't too expensive, had a lenient license, and the
creator was very helpful and quick at responding to questions. The final
option is to access the popup box from VB and sendkey commands to it to
automatically close it.
Outlook Redemption is really the best solution in my eyes; however, you
could use SendKeys. It's messing and definately not proper coding in my
eyes, but it will get the job none without a 3rd party program.
It also supports SMTP, I think that was what I was going for.
Thanks for the correction.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Bob O`Bob" <fi*******@yaho ogroups.com> wrote in message
news:u5******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl... Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] wrote:
It has a number of classes that you can use to send/receive mail.
The thing is, it won't connect to Exchange directly, so you will have to
connect through the POP3 or IMAP connector.
POP3 and IMAP are protocols for receiving mail,
I don't think they'd be much help with sending.
Bob
--
Thanks a lot all...I'll check out some of the links and see if anything can
be done.
I think I meant "MAPI", not "MIME" - picked the wrong acronym, sorry! I'm
not actually at all interested in encoding any mail...
"Bonj" <Bo**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:A3******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... Right guys.
(I would like a solution to this in VB6 as this is what our needy app is
written in, but any solutions that involve .NET would be much appreciated
likewise as I could instantiate them, otherwise please forgive the
crossposting.)
I'm sure I've seen posts here before criticising the practice of
automating
outlook for the purpose of programatically sending email, on the grounds
that
it's naff. Well now we're really landed in it, it's more than naff. The IT
department have applied some security patch, and it means that a guy in
our
department now has to sit there for about 10 minutes constantly clicking
"yes" to the message box that pops up saying "an external program is
trying
to use outlook to send email, do you want to allow this?, blah blah blah".
So I desparately NEED to find a way of sending email without using
outlook,
and I haven't got the foggiest! I've heard of something called "MIME" - is
this a load of API functions I need to be using?
One other thing - the configuration. It's dead easy to set up outlook in
our
network - when loading the profile for the first time, you just tell it
the
name of the exchange server to connect to (which we don't have control
over)
and it picks it up. Can MIME (if that's the technology I need to be using)
connect to an exchange server?
I'm sure I could understand it once I knew the general structure, so any
links to the basics would be much appreciated, aswell as people's
experience
with common pitfalls. No third party controls if possible, as our IT
department have to authorise things like that and they are mightily
suspicious of them.
But it would sure impress people if I could program our way out of this
stupid corner that IT have boxed us into, so any help is much appreciated!
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