OFF97: Using 'Send To' to Send E-mail Prompts After You Apply Outlook E-Mail Security Update (264620)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q264620

SYMPTOMS

IMPORTANT: This article contains preliminary information about an unreleased product. Information in this article is subject to change prior to the final release of the Outlook E-mail Security Update.

When you attempt to send an e-mail message (Send To on the File menu or the E-mail button on the Standard toolbar), you may receive the following prompt one or more times:
A program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook. Do you want to allow this?

If this is unexpected, it may be a virus and you should choose "No".

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you have installed the Outlook E-mail Security Update. The Outlook E-mail Security Update provides additional levels of protection against malicious e-mail messages. The update changes the way that Outlook handles attachments and the way that Outlook can be controlled programmatically.

For additional information about this update, please see one of the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base, depending on which version of Outlook you have:

262631 OL2000: Information About the Outlook E-mail Security Update

262617 OL98: Information About the Outlook E-mail Security Update




Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/27/2005
Keywords:KB264620