AutoArchiving not working on Outlook 2003

[Gerry Viator]

Hi all,

Sorry if this post was sent twice, but my first post diappeared on the news group.

Running Outlook 2003 Beta 2 with sp.
I have setup AutoArchiving, but doesn't seam to work. No emails in
Achive folders and when looking in the mail folders the old emails are still there?

Yes, I have checked the correct options in Tools - Options - Other - AutoAchive

Then I checked on Tools - Mailbox cleanup - then I clicked AutoArchive button to run it now.
Not Working!!! please help?

Thanks
Gerry

 

[Charles Beauregard [MSFT]]

Here are the 2 most common reasons why Autoarchive does not seem to be
working:

1. AutoArchive uses the "Modified" field to determine whether an item is
old, not the "Sent" or "Received" fields. You may very find yourself in a
situation where a lot of your messages have been 'modified' without you
knowing. For example, if you move an item from one folder to another (on
Exchange), the modified date for that item will be reset to *now*. To
verify the "Modified" date for your items, right click on your columns and
choose 'Field Chooser'. From the "All Mail Fields" dropdown, drag and drop
the modified field to the column.

2. The second reason that AutoArchive may not seem to work is that the
"Archive or Delete Old Items" checkbox in the 'Tools | Options | Other |
Autoarchive' dialog is unchecked. ** Important note: This checkbox must be
enabled in order for the Autoarchive to run even if it is grayed out! To
enable it, check "Run Autoarchive every X days", then check "Archive or
Delete Old Items", and then uncheck "Run Autoarchive every X days" if you
want that option off.

--
Charles Beauregard-Tellier
Software Test Engineer
Microsoft Office

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Hi all,

Sorry if this post was sent twice, but my first post diappeared on the news
group.

Running Outlook 2003 Beta 2 with sp.
I have setup AutoArchiving, but doesn't seam to work. No emails in
Achive folders and when looking in the mail folders the old emails are still
there?

Yes, I have checked the correct options in Tools - Options - Other -
AutoAchive

Then I checked on Tools - Mailbox cleanup - then I clicked AutoArchive
button to run it now.
Not Working!!! please help?

Thanks
Gerry