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I am using SBS2003 and Exchange2003 with Outlook2003. Here is the problem! I have 2 Pop3 e-mail accounts for each user configured in Exchange (2 different...
bradwykoff
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May 1, 2009
2:39 pm
53469
if you have 3 accts configured in outlook, you can choose the acct. to send from. if you are using the pop3 connector to drop mail into the inbox and assigned...
Diane Poremsky
outlookmvp
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May 1, 2009
2:52 pm
53470
I have an Exchange account configured within Outlook and all pop accounts are configured at Exchange. This is why I am unable to select which account to use...
Brad Wykoff
bradwykoff
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May 1, 2009
3:00 pm
53471
Whenever I open Outlook (2007) I get a message saying the Outlook Business Manager is not open and do I want to work offline. I say yes, then I get the...
lsdolls
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May 1, 2009
3:16 pm
53472
The easiest fix is to add the pop accounts to outlook - specifically, you need to set up a SMTP acct that will send the mail. You can keep exchange configured...
Diane Poremsky
outlookmvp
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May 1, 2009
3:20 pm
53473
I do not use OBM but I do use MS Accounting 2007 and I have my SQL Server set up so that it does not start up automatically when I start up the computer so I...
LNVTM1
lennyvasbind...
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May 1, 2009
3:39 pm
53474
if you aren't using BCM, uninstall it from control panel. or, if you have BCM in your profile you should disable it - tools, trust center, addins. ... -- Diane...
Diane Poremsky
outlookmvp
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May 1, 2009
3:41 pm
53475
I'm running OL 2003, single user, single computer, XP Pro SP3. I have dozens of folders, with rules to direct incoming mail to its proper destination. All...
Richard Evans
infodex_99
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May 1, 2009
3:45 pm
53476
While the use of folders in general is not a good practice, unless you overdid sorting into folders, it's not a big deal either - at least as long as you can...
Diane Poremsky
outlookmvp
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May 1, 2009
4:43 pm
53477
I'm so stunned I hardly know what to say. You guys are the experts on this, but I simply can't imagine following the model you describe and still being able to...
Richard Evans
infodex_99
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May 1, 2009
5:12 pm
53478
Everyone files differently. Unlike Diane, I do actually use Outlook very similarly to an old metal file cabinet. I ONLY use my inbox for emails that I...
LNVTM1
lennyvasbind...
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May 1, 2009
5:34 pm
53479
I'm sure most of us would say the same thing about your organization too. ... need to do anything. ... -- Diane Poremsky http://www.outlook-tips.net ...
Diane Poremsky
outlookmvp
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May 1, 2009
5:37 pm
53480
... Thank you. I hate feeling like the odd man out. ... That's what I've done since talking to my tech guy. I find it harder to find things that way, but will...
Richard Evans
infodex_99
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May 1, 2009
5:47 pm
53481
I have a Distribution List where a contact will randomly be swapped for a similar contact in my personal Contacts folder. For example john@... in my Dist...
whmcm
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May 1, 2009
5:50 pm
53482
There is nothing wrong with subfolders. Diane's idea of search folders is a more current philosophy because the volume of data continues to grow. Manual...
William Lefkovics
mojavemedia
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May 1, 2009
5:56 pm
53483
Diane and I disagree a bit on this one. :-) (that doesn't happen too often) I use a moderate number of subfolders though I have no subfolders of the Inbox...
Ben Schorr
alohacoach
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May 1, 2009
6:15 pm
53484
... with ... I use Search Folders too. For instance, when I have an issue that needs resolving on a project, I red-flag it. I then have a search folder called ...
Richard Evans
infodex_99
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May 1, 2009
6:29 pm
53485
Right - I probably have a hundred subfolders total...most of which I never access directly (but rather through a search folder). -Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP ...
Ben Schorr
alohacoach
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May 1, 2009
6:33 pm
53486
... If you are just moving folders, I woulda kept doing it the old way... loss in productivity often costs more time than waiting for outlook. FWIW, MS...
Diane Poremsky
outlookmvp
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May 1, 2009
6:47 pm
53487
... And often results in duplication - if all mail from Bob goes into Bob's folder and all mail about projectA goes into ProjectA folder, do you copy the...
Diane Poremsky
outlookmvp
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May 1, 2009
6:50 pm
53488
Well, since we're all contributing to this theological discussion, I'll add that I use folders heavily. I have an Exchange mailbox with a dozen or so folders...
Phil Smith III
akphs
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May 1, 2009
8:28 pm
53489
Interesting discussion. I have about a dozen folders in my root Inbox. I semi-conscientiously move mail from my Inbox and its folders to offline Personal...
E. Douglas Jensen
dougjensen
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May 1, 2009
8:47 pm
53490
An aspect that no one has raised so far is the use of alternative search engines to work with email. This affects how you organise stuff in Outlook. X1, for...
Michael Kenward
KenwardM
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May 1, 2009
9:01 pm
53491
I like X1 but I think that dtSearch is better and Isys is better still. All three can search just about any file format (not just pst's) you can imagine. I...
E. Douglas Jensen
dougjensen
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May 1, 2009
9:08 pm
53492
8 1TB data drives? And I thought I was a hoarder. I'm approaching 100,000 PDF files, my main repository. Looks like 129,923 email messages. I can't imagine how...
Michael Kenward
KenwardM
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May 1, 2009
9:41 pm
53493
XP's index and search tools can't compete with X1, dtSearch, and Isys. But XP's tools are free, X1 is inexpensive, and dtSearch and Isys are considerably more...
E. Douglas Jensen
dougjensen
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May 1, 2009
10:21 pm
53494
Phil said: ...phsiii (using email for 30 years now) Phil, Sending mail by Egret's does not count as E-mail... why didn't you use Pigeon's? ;-) 30 years?...
LNVTM1
lennyvasbind...
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May 1, 2009
11:24 pm
53495
Lenny, That sounds like about the right timeframe. My signature dates back to the mid 70's when I found someone using the sig I was using, I deferred to his...
Steve Szabo
stevesza
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May 2, 2009
12:06 am
53496
So... what was your wanted sig? \\Steve-alicious// or some other wild-and-crazy-college-days name? LOL Recently, I was telling someone about some of the...
LNVTM1
lennyvasbind...
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May 2, 2009
12:52 am
53497
I believe it was //Steve//, or some variation of the slashes. Oh so long ago, and my original choice was in use for a very short time. Of course, my use of...
Steve Szabo
stevesza
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May 2, 2009
2:24 am
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