Headers in Outlook Express
August 6, 2006 10:07 AM Subscribe
How can I set Outlook Express to open saved messages showing all the headers?
I've done it many times in the past - saved a form letter to my desktop, open it, paste an address into the "To" window, then send. Now, for some reason, saved messages open with no address windows or editing capabilities. I've looked through all the program settings and options but can't find the solution. Help?
I've done it many times in the past - saved a form letter to my desktop, open it, paste an address into the "To" window, then send. Now, for some reason, saved messages open with no address windows or editing capabilities. I've looked through all the program settings and options but can't find the solution. Help?
Response by poster: Did some research and found my solution. The problem was caused by a - wait for it - Windows XP security update.
Details and solution here.
posted by davebush at 10:54 AM on August 6, 2006
Details and solution here.
posted by davebush at 10:54 AM on August 6, 2006
Mozilla Thunderbird has a very handy "Edit as New" menu option for resending messages you've already sent (or received) as well as template support. It can also easily import OE mails and address books, so cutting over is very easy.
The other nice thing about Thunderbird is that it uses mbox format to store all your mails, meaning that you can do useful recovery with standard text processing tools if something goes horribly wrong. OE, by contrast, uses an inscrutable Microsoft binary database format.
Sorry about this "your favourite mail client sucks" post, but I support lots of users with OE and lots of users with MT, and of the two, OE causes about 90% of the trouble.
posted by flabdablet at 5:57 PM on August 6, 2006
The other nice thing about Thunderbird is that it uses mbox format to store all your mails, meaning that you can do useful recovery with standard text processing tools if something goes horribly wrong. OE, by contrast, uses an inscrutable Microsoft binary database format.
Sorry about this "your favourite mail client sucks" post, but I support lots of users with OE and lots of users with MT, and of the two, OE causes about 90% of the trouble.
posted by flabdablet at 5:57 PM on August 6, 2006
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posted by essexjan at 10:30 AM on August 6, 2006