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26/06/2001 10:40:38
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
COM/DCOM and OLE Automation
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00523090
Message ID:
00523581
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>>>Hi Todd,
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q232/3/09.asp might be what you need.
>>>
>>>Hope this helps,
>>>Gavin...
>>>
>>
>>Hey Gavin,
>>
>>Interesting...a case of MS telling people what that shouldn't be able to do.
>>
>>From the KB article:
>>"You cannot directly change an item's From field using any programming methods in Microsoft Exchange or Outlook. If you could, mail could be sent on someone else's behalf without their permission, therefore the From field is read-only."
>>
>>Gimme a break. Anyone can change their profile in Outlook to be sending email as someone else. Furthermore, directly using SMTP or the sendmail program always allows you to designate who the mail is coming from, even if it is "on someone else's behalf without their permission"
>>
>>SET RANT OFF :)
>
>I have wanted to do that here on several occaisions, but base security frowns on my ability to send email to others as lets say, the Captain of the base....

Hi Bret,

That is completely understandable. However, they can't prevent someone outside your organization from doing that. If it is a real issue, they need to use something more secure than run-o-the-mill email. IMO, MS shouldn't be trying to dictate this...

I guess it is much better to take Outlook out of the loop and send mail without it.
Steve Gibson
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