Outlook 2003 - Reply to all - including sender address by default?

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nicklas42

Is it possible, by default, to include the sender address in a reply to all
message?

On one of my Outlook e-mail accounts, I need to ensure that my address is
included on my 'reply to all' responses. In other words, I want to send a
copy of the reply message to myself (not just file it, but send it).

In Outlook 2000, when I replied to all, my address was automatically
included in the 'To' field, along with any of the other addresses in the
original message. I do not know if this was by default or whether I had to
configure it.

In Outlook 2003, when I reply to all, my address is not automattically
included.

The manual workaround is to enter my address in the 'To' or 'Cc' on each
reply, which is laborious.

Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Diane Poremsky [MVP]

In past versions outlook had a problem knowing who "you" were and left the
address in - they finally figured out how to properly reply to all without
confusing outlook... :)

If the incoming address matches the account address, outlook is going to
remove the address in a reply to all. I don't know of any addins that add it
back, but there are some that will BCC an address automatically (see
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/auto.htm). You can also set up an 'after
sending' rule that bcc's you on all mail meeting certain conditions.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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nicklas42

Thank you. It is good to know I wasn't seeing things in OL 2000. The Cc
after sending rule appears to work and provides the same result as I had
before in OL 2000. It forces the Cc on the reply.

Diane Poremsky said:
In past versions outlook had a problem knowing who "you" were and left the
address in - they finally figured out how to properly reply to all without
confusing outlook... :)

If the incoming address matches the account address, outlook is going to
remove the address in a reply to all. I don't know of any addins that add it
back, but there are some that will BCC an address automatically (see
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/auto.htm). You can also set up an 'after
sending' rule that bcc's you on all mail meeting certain conditions.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


nicklas42 said:
Is it possible, by default, to include the sender address in a reply to
all
message?

On one of my Outlook e-mail accounts, I need to ensure that my address is
included on my 'reply to all' responses. In other words, I want to send a
copy of the reply message to myself (not just file it, but send it).

In Outlook 2000, when I replied to all, my address was automatically
included in the 'To' field, along with any of the other addresses in the
original message. I do not know if this was by default or whether I had
to
configure it.

In Outlook 2003, when I reply to all, my address is not automattically
included.

The manual workaround is to enter my address in the 'To' or 'Cc' on each
reply, which is laborious.

Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.
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