Re: IMAP and Signature Questions

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From: Travis Montgomery (Travis_remove__at_unc.edu)
Date: 10/25/04 

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:05:45 -0400

Diane Poremsky [MVP] wrote:
>>Thanks Diane. IMAP definitely wins, I use 3 or 4 computers in a day and I
>>need all my email available.
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> Outlook is not a perfect IMAP client, but it holds its own...
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>>Number 1 is not a huge deal, definitely not a deal breaker, so let me ask
>>a follow up. It seems to be automatically purging deleted items on exit,
>>can I turn this feature off or set it to auto purge deleted messages that
>>are older than two weeks old?
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> Outlook doesn't purge automatically. :( You need ot use Edit, Purge.
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>>Can you give steps to set up the sent items folder?
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> Create an after sending rule to copy messages to the folder. If the
> connection to the server is lost, the rules fails.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q198854
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>>I'm currently using 2002 but I've got a copy of 2003 ordered. Is it
>>fairly self evident how to set up? In a related question: Mozilla, when
>>replying to a message, will automatically detect which address it was sent
>>to and will use that account when replying. Will O2003 do this?
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> Yes Outlook 2002 and 2003 both do that. 2003 handles it much better.
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Thanks again, I'll follow the advice and post back if I need more help.
  Will you be watching this thread or should I start a new one (it may
be a few days of experimenting).

Are you sure about detecting the account? I know it will do this with
pop accounts but you have to remember that all the messages are located
in the IMAP folders of a single account. So, if I go to a message sent
to my address B but it's in an IMAP folder of account A and hit reply it
defaults to replying from Account A. Am I missing a setting somewhere
or do I need to wait for my copy of 2003 and see if it's resolved.

Thanks,

Travis 

-- 
Travis Montgomery
Network Administrator
School of Nursing - UNC-CH
travis_remove_@unc.edu

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