Q. How can I move my Outlook Express store folder to another directory or partition on my hard drive?
A. It is quite easy to move your store folder to a more convenient location, rather than buried who knows where in the Windows folder. First open Windows Explorer and create a folder you want Outlook Express to use for the new store, preferably on a separate local drive or partition. You cannot move the store to a network drive nor a removable drive. Even better you can create a new folder called “My Email” inside your existing “My Documents” folder.
With the new folder created, open Outlook Express and click Tools| Options| Maintenance, then click the Store Folder button. Click the Change button and Browse to your new folder. Click OK to close each dialogue, and then close Outlook Express. When you open OE again it will automatically move the old store to the new location.
Warning! Do NOT attempt to copy the store manually to the new location. This will only confuse Outlook Express and result in warnings that will confuse you. The automated move function works as expected, and is quite safe. BTW, there’s no files in the store folder that you can use or open without Outlook Express. I suggest leaving the folder alone completely, and maybe even “hiding” it if you cant resist the temptation of poking around in it
January 29th, 2010
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When we send out an EMail to multiple EMail addresses without hiding them, we’re contributing to spam. How? Those EMail addresses are worth a fortune to spammers. This is especially true if your EMail is then “forwarded” by one or two, three, four of those well-meaning people to THEIR list of family/friends. Now not only is your list of EMail addresses showing, but so is the list of those who also used the To: button to forward your mail on. This tutorial will show you how to ‘hide’ the recipient EMail addresses by using the :Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) feature in Outlook Express.Open Outlook Express. If you don’t see the Bcc: option in the “recipeint field”, click View on your menu bar and go to All Headers … now you should see the Bcc: option along with the To: and Cc:Rather than clicking the To: button, click the Bcc: button to add the addresses for your mass mailing.A “Select Recipients” window will open. Hold your “control key” (Ctrl) on your keyboard down and click on all the names in your address book that you want to send the email to. If you are sending the email to “everyone” in your address book, click on the first name in your list, hold your “shift key” down then click on the last name in the list to select them all.Once you’ve selected the list of recipients, click the Bcc: button in the middle of the window pane and all the names will appear in the window on the right. Click OK.
You’ll notice all the people you selected from the list in your Address Book, are now listed in the Bcc: window of your Message Window. Compose your EMail, click Send.
FANTASTIC!! You’ve just protected the EMail addresses of your friends/family from spam harvesters!
BONUS INFO (Using the Reply versus the Reply All button)
When someone sends you an EMail with cc’s (carbon copies) or bcc’s (blind carbon copies) to a hundred other people, DON’T make the mistake of replying to the person who sent you the EMail by clicking the Reply All button. Not only will the ‘sender’ get your EMail, but so will every single other person that received the original EMail. Instead, be sure to click the Reply button so that ONLY the sender of the EMail gets your reply.
Thanks for helping to fight SPAM!
PS: Check my BCC Tutorial at http://www.eldercomps.com/bcc.htm. |
November 14th, 2009
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Computer Security, Outlook Express, Spam Box, Uncategorized |
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BB asks: Gord - I think that firewall on my home computer is causing me grief. My daughter sent me some articles to my work computer and I forwarded them to home to read there. But my home computer won’t allow me to open and read them.
When I want to read her emails and view the attachments, I have to disable the firewall and it resets itself when I reboot I guess.
My question is, how to take the firewall off permanently? She will be home tonight and could probably do it for me. And, won’t the Norton protect me at home the same as it does at work?
My reply: This is a simple fix. In Outlook Express goto >>> tools >>> options >>> security & uncheck the little box that says “do not allow attachments to be opened that may potentially be dangerous files”, etc.
This isn’t a firewall issue it’s an Outlook Express problem. Your anti-virus software will protect you from dangerous files, so unchecking this option isn’t dangerous with your security set-up. Hope this helps.
November 12th, 2008
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Attachments, Computer Frustrations, Computer Security, Email, Outlook Express |
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