>>Then Outlook will be taken out of the picture for email automation. I guess that is what MS wants is it not?
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>Microsoft is somewhat over a barrel on this one. On the one hand, automation via scripting languages (late binding) makes email automation easy for VBS or VFP users. OTOH, since every other moron on the planet will double-click on NAKEDTEEN.TXT.VBS, Microsoft gets raked in the press for allowing these viruses to propogate so easily. I'm not trying to be a smart aleck here, but what would your solution be?

Yeah I have a few of those morons here, but my solution would have been an Administrator solution of turning it on for all, but having the ability to turn it off for those like myself that process registrations via VFP automation through my own Outlook account.

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>> Heaven forbid we could be productive with automation. If there is a way to >turn it off I would like to know also.
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>Check the thread that Rick Strahl started (referenced in this thread). I believe I posted references to several solutions. If I'm wrong, ping me and I'll repost.

OK I will do a search, at this stage anything would help. And it would also help me with solutions to my boss, instead of road blocks.

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>> It would be better if the SysAdmin had a way to turn it off on a per user basis. I can see what MS is doing with the patch, but to make a blanket patch like that did not sit well with developers like myself.
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>Though I'll defend their decision, I'm not really happy about it either.

Like I said I do see why they did it and yes they get drug over the coals a lot more than the Moron who really got the virus started even after they have been told not to execute anything attached to their email. But that is just the way our society is going. No one is taking personal responsibility for anything and we just shift the blame to corporations who cant possibly fight back. Sounds just like the thread happening in the chatter section on California's energy crisis. Heaven forbid CA would take any responsibility for their own energy consumption and thus problems.