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- OE5 Autologout - Readme.txt
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- Disclaimer: Use this software at your own risk. I will not be
- responsible for any damage that results from the use of this
- software, including but not limited to damage to hardware, loss
- of data, or expenses incurred due to loss of data or information.
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-
- OE5_Autologout does not have any `nags' or timeout features, but
- I do ask that you send me a $5 registration fee if you use the
- program regularly and find it helpful. Please send e-mail to
- tiamatt@hotmail.com for registration instructions; I absolutely
- guarantee that I will not use this for any purpose other than
- contacting you about this program.
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-
- I. What is OE5_Autologout?
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- II. Installation
-
- III. How does OE5_Autologout work?
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- IV. Registration/Troubleshooting/Help
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- I. What is OE5_Autologout?
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-
- Outlook Express 5 has an annoying design "feature" which may
- potentially leave password-protected e-mail exposed to anyone
- with access to your PC: even when the user has setup separate
- identities and configured OE5 to prompt for a user, OE5 stores
- the current identity in the registry between sessions.
-
- This means that even if you exit OE5 without explicitly logging
- out, any user with access to the PC may run OE5 and browse your
- mail without entering your password.
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- OE5_Autologout replaces the shortcuts you use to run OE5, and it
- ensures that your identity is reset when you exit. This saves
- you the time and inconvenience of explicitly logging out every
- time you close OE5, and it protects confidential correspondence.
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- II. Installation
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- Installing OE5_Autologout is very simple.
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- A. Unzip the program files.
- If you are reading this document, you have completed
- this step.
- B. Copy "OE5_Autologout.exe" to a convenient directory.
- C. Locate the shortcuts you use to run OE5.
- Right-click on these shortcuts.
- Choose Properties.
- Change targets so that shortcuts point to
- OE5_Autologout.exe
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- III. How does OE5_Autologout work?
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- OE5 stores the identity of the current user in the registry.
- When you logout it clears these values. OE5_Autologout first
- launches OE5, then runs in the background using very little CPU
- time waiting for OE5 to exit. (It keeps track of the status of
- OE5 by periodically checking its ID.) When OE5 exists,
- OE5_Autologout makes the same changes to the registry file the
- OE5 would have made.
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- OE5_Autologout runs without constructing a visible window, but
- you can manually `kill' or end the process by hitting Alt-Ctrl-
- Del, choosing OE5_Autologout, then hitting `End Task'.
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- IV. Registration/Troubleshooting/Help
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- If you use OE5_Autologout regularly, I ask that you contact me
- about registration - please send e-mail to: tiamatt@hotmail.com
-
- I will not use this information for any other purpose. Your
- address will never be given to any other person or group and I
- will never send advertisements to you at this address.
-
- I know of no bugs in the software, but please write to me if you
- find anything. You should also feel free to write with any
- questions you have about installation or use, but please
- understand that I will give priority to those users who have
- chosen to register with me.
-
- There are several known issues which I will address in future
- releases:
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- OE5_Autologout will not work if your OE5 executable file has been
- moved to a different directory. (I can think of no reason for
- doing this.)
-
- OE5_Autologout will not be called if you hit the E-mail button in
- Internet Explorer. I might develop a version of this program
- that actually replaces the standard executable file, but I am
- weighing the benefits and detriments of this approach.
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