OL98: Why Outlook Displays a Security Warning Opening an Item

ID: Q182376


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SUMMARY

This article describes why Microsoft Outlook 98 provides the following security warning when you open an item.

The form for this item has not been registered in this folder...


MORE INFORMATION

Outlook always prompts you before opening an item that contains Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) code if the item is from an unknown source. Outlook bases the decision to display or not display a warning on the item's form design.

This methodology ensures that unsafe VBScript cannot run on a your computer without your explicit approval.


REFERENCES

For more information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook 98, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q180826 OL98: Resources for Custom Forms and Programming

Q182349 OL98: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Additional query words: OutSol OutSol98 enable disable macros


Keywords          : kbdta Gnlsec 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo 

Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999