Microsoft KB Archive/263073

= &quot;A program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook&quot; warning message when you send a mail merge to e-mail after you apply the Outlook Security Update =

Article ID: 263073

Article Last Modified on 9/10/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q263073



SYMPTOMS
When you send a mail merge to electronic mail (e-mail), or if you attach the Outlook Address Book as the mail merge data source, you receive the following warning message:

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 &quot;No&quot;.

If you click Yes, you receive the following message:

A program is trying to automatically send e-mail on your behalf. Do you want to allow this?

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

This behavior occurs whether you are running Microsoft Outlook in Internet Mode Only (IMO) or in Corporate Workgroup (CW) mode.



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



STATUS
This behavior is by design with the Microsoft Outlook E-mail Security Update.



MORE INFORMATION
The Word for Windows Mail Merge feature can normally display merged documents in the following formats:


 * Printer
 * New Document
 * Electronic Fax (if installed)
 * Electronic Mail (if installed)

