I've never accessed Entourage online anyway! I
don't know how to do this! So I've never understood this option in the
first place. I rarely open emails..........always just look at their
content in the preview screen. Then delete. Problem is they're still
there in a "deleted items" folder. But I think I figured out how to
permanently delete old emails.........so I'll switch off the online
access thing you're talking about. Indeed I have POP accounts.
Email messages sent to you are stored on your mail provider's server. You
have the choice to download them to your computer (this is a POP account) or
leave them on the server (this is an IMAP account). Entourage gives you
options to delete POP mail after it is downloaded or leave on server for x
amount of time. Entourage also allows you to view online. This is similar to
an IMAP account as allows you to see messages that are left on the server.
Having online access checked does not take the place of your POP mail
setting. It's just a feature that allows you to view your mail like a web
browser. For more info on the differences between POP and IMAP accounts
see:
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http://www.entourage.mvps.org/glossary/pop_imap.html>
When you delete a message it is sent to your Entourage Deleted Items folder.
You can set these messages to delete with a schedule or delete them
manually. Messages will remain in the Deleted Items folder until you or a
schedule acts on them. When messages are deleted from the Deleted Items
folder, they cannot be retrieved.
Many users want mail deleted permently with one action rather than having to
go to the Deleted Items folder and delete again. This is especially useful
for spam. To do this you can use a script called Nuke Messages.
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http://www.avernus.com/~phil/OEFilez/Nuke_Messages_Erage.hqx>
If you notice under the Options tab for Accounts one of the options is to
"Delete messages on server when deleted from your computer". This option is
very useful in keeping the size of your database manageable between
scheduled delete times.
By the way, why can't I see the replies posted to my question
automatically as they come in? I always have to fuss around with a few
screens and click on something else before the updates are where I can
see them. Odd, huh? Thanks for all your help.
Try using Entourage as your newsreader.
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http://www.entourage.mvps.org/support_options/subnews.html>
Options for sorting mail by subject, time etc:
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http://www.entourage.mvps.org/get_started/views.html>
Visit the Tips page and Getting Started to help learn some basics of using
Entourage :
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http://www.entourage.mvps.org/tips/index.html>
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http://www.entourage.mvps.org/get_started/index.html>
--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
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http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
The Entourage Blog lists the EHP as one of the top five Microsoft Entourage
resources.
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http://blogs.msdn.com/entourage/>
