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Exchange Messaging Outlook
Volume 6, Number 15

Greetings! Welcome to Vol. 6, No. 15, of Exchange Messaging Outlook, a biweekly newsletter about Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook.

Today's highlights:
  • New IE updates protect against malicious HTML messages
  • Upcoming events
  • Team Folders Kit whereabouts
  • Teach Yourself Outlook Programming

Regular features:

  • New utilities
  • Updated utilities
  • Other new resources

New IE updates protect against malicious HTML messages

Regular EMO readers have seen this admonition often: To protect Outlook against viruses that may lurk in HTML-format messages, you must keep Internet Explorer updated with the latest security patches. Microsoft has issued a new patch for Internet Explorer 6.0 and 5.5 Service Pack 2 that takes care of all known security vulnerabilities in those versions. For more information and a link to the download, visit http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-055.asp.

Upcoming events

Microsoft regularly holds live webcasts and chats on Outlook, Exchange and other Microsoft products. Mark your calendars for these in December. (You may need to fix the hyperlinks if they break across lines.)

Talk to TechNet About TechNet
Wed, Dec 3, 2001, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time (Greenwich mean time - 8 hours)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itcommunity/chats/default.asp

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server: Troubleshooting Common Mixed-Mode Problems
Fri, Dec 7, 2001: 10:00 A.M. Pacific time (Greenwich mean time - 8 hours)
http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/webcasts/wc120701/wcblurb120701.asp

If you can't join the webcast or chat live, check the web site later for an archived version.

Team Folders Kit whereabouts

The last few issues of EMO have reported on the whereabouts of the Team Folders Kit. Since it keeps coming and going, we're going to simply refer you to our Team Folders page at http://www.slipstick.com/dev/teamfolders.htm and keep that page updated with the TF kit availability information.

Teach Yourself Outlook Programming

We get several messages each week looking for places to buy my Teach Yourself Microsoft Outlook 2000 Programming in 24 Hours book. This book, which has sold nearly 8,000 copies, has been out of print since this summer. We are working to make it available again in electronic format early in 2002, with updates for Outlook 2002.

Until then, check the book's Amazon.com page at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067231651X/cdolivthepremier/. Occasionally, used copies come up for sale. And if you see a copy in an out-of-the-way bookstore, grab it! You'll definitely be able to sell it to someone else looking for a book to help them get started with Outlook programming.

If you can't wait, see http://www.slipstick.com/books/dev.htm for other recommendations.

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New Utilities

CALENDAR-UPDATES.COM
http://www.calendar-updates.com/
Free schedules for major U.S. sports teams, for import into Outlook

FOOTPRINTS FOR EXCHANGE
http://www.unipress.com/footprints/exchange.html
Issue management solution for Exchange that could be used for a help desk, customer relationship management, software development, or other applications where you need to track "issues" and their resolution. User interface is via the web or custom Outlook forms. Connects to Exchange GAL and Active Directory, uses Exchange to send updates and alerts, and stores its data in SQL Server or Access.

INTERACTIVE VFORMS
http://www.vloanport.com/
Library of dozens of electronic forms for loan officers that can use all the data in Outlook contacts.

METASTORM
http://www.metastorm.com/
Business process management COM add-in to provide connection to Metastorm server so users can create new work items and track to-do and watch lists. User can choose to cache all to-do and watch items locally and synchronize with the server at scheduled intervals to get changes and new items. Connects to server via HTTP or DCOM. Uses Oracle 8, SQL Server 7 or SQL Server 2000 as the database. Includes fill-in-the-blank integration with Outlook e-mail and Word for printing. Various third-party integrations available for additional functionality.

ZETALINK
http://www.equisys.com/
WAP mobile phone access to Microsoft Exchange 5.5 or 2000 mailbox email, contacts, calendar and tasks.

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Updated utilities

CUMULATIVE PATCH FOR INTERNET EXPLORER
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-055.asp
Fixes all known security vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 and 6.0, including two new ones involving cookies across domains that can affect HTML mail messages.

EMAIL TEMPLATES
http://www.emailtemplates.com/et/
Update for Outlook 2002 to fix compatibility problems.

F-SECURE ANTI-VIRUS FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE
http://www.f-secure.com/products/anti-virus/ms-exchange/
Latest version adds support for Exchange 2000 and the ability to strip attachments by file name and extension.

SENTROUTE
http://victori.hypermart.net/sentroute.html
The latest version of this COM add-in for filing sent messages in individual folders related to the sending account adds support for the Redemption library in order to avoid Outlook email security prompts.

SETFROM
http://victori.hypermart.net/setfrom.html
The latest version of this COM add-in for setting the reply address in an Exchange environment adds support for the Redemption library in order to avoid Outlook email security prompts.

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Other new resources

ACT! & OUTLOOK: THE SWEET SOUNDS OF SYNCING!
http://www.theactbuzz.com/act_quiktrix_0109.asp
How to send appointments back and forth between ACT! and Outlook

DKMS'S XP FILE SPLITTER
http://dyakovkm.tripod.com/wsh/eng/smxp.htm
Script to split large files, sending them via several Outlook messages, and reassembling them at the receive end. Avoids the Outlook security prompts by using SendKeys.

GET FROM ADDRESS WITH REDEMPTION
http://www.slipstick.com/dev/code/getsenderaddy.htm#redemption
VBScript code sample to get the sender's address without triggering the Outlook email security prompt. Requires the Redemption library (http://www.dimastr.com/redemption/).

OL DEVELOPER INFORMATION ABOUT THE OUTLOOK VIEW CONTROL SECURITY UPDATE
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q311/7/38.ASP
Details on the changes to the more secure versions of the Outlook View Control for Outlook 2002 and 2000 and how that affect's the OVC's use in a web page. Note that the changes do not affect how the OVC operates in an Outlook folder home page.

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