Re: Outlook 2002 - Make it forget past e-mail addresses?

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From: Joe D. (NOSPAM_at_NOSPAM.COM)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:02:16 -0500

Uh oh, looks they don't stay gone. Within a day or two, these deleted
e-mail address show up again as a choice on the auto-complete. They
are not listed in contacts and I haven't used them in about a year.
Any other suggestions? Seems like there should be a cache to clear
somewhere.

Thanks!

Joe D.

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:27:56 -0700, "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
<MillyS@donteventhinkaboutmailingmemvps.org> wrote:

>Use the arrow key - highlight the name/address and press delete.
>
>--?
>Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
>
>Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
>the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
>account will be deleted without reading.
>
>After furious head scratching, Joe D. asked:
>
>| Is there a way to clear out the cache in Outlook 2002 so that it
>| doesn't try to "auto-complete" the name I am typing with old e-mail
>| addresses? I use Outlook quite a bit every day, but it is still
>| presenting me with e-mail addresses I deleted months ago when I type
>| someone's name on a new message. It does also list the current one,
>| but I have to actually choose the current one from the list. It's not
>| a major problem, just annoying. Seems like if you haven't used a
>| deleted e-mail address in month, it should eventually forget about it.

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