Do these caveats also apply to Outlook?
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Donna

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP******.com> wrote in message
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> [Needless crossposting eliminated. Why didn't you crosspost to an
> OE-specific newsgroup, Kevin?]
>
> It can't be disabled, nor would you want to do so.
>
> Compact all OE folders manually on a regular basis and you'll never be
> nagged to do so by Automatic Compacting.
>
> Yes, you /do/ need to compact all folders on a regular basis to avoid
> corruption (e.g., loss of messages). See
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
>
> General OE Caveats:
>
> - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
> folders created for this purpose.
>
> - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
>
> - Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
> perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More
> at
> http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm
>
> - WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
> automatically compacting your message store.
>
> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
> --
> OE-specific newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
>
> Kevin J. Nielsen wrote:
>> Every time I close Outlook Express, I get the following message: "to free
>> up
>> disk space, outlook express can compact messages."
>>
>> I have read about this and I understand it does not diminish the
>> integrity
>> of my messages.
>>
>> However, the problem I have is that I cannot stand it when programs like
>> this keep bugging me relentlessly until I do what they want me to do. I
>> want to have the choice to say yes or no. This program does not give me
>> that choice because it keeps bugging me until it gets its way.
>>
>> I would greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me how to stop these
>> annoying pop-ups.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank You very much
>>
>>
>>
>> Keven
>