Diane
Mon Apr 28 08:30:17 PDT 2008
Do you have the same account configured as IMAP in both? Slight differences
in IMAP servers can affect it.
Are you online in both? Behavior may be different if offline.
Are you clicking save or using autosave (for email) in one and not the
other?
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<gustavhl@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 28, 2:34 pm, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook...@msn.com> wrote:
>> there is no setting to change. it should work the same way on both
>> provided
>> the accounts and the steps you follow are identical on both.
>>
>> --
>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>> Need Help with Common Tasks?
http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>> Outlook 2007:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>
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>>
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>> <gusta...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:18e823b6-875f-4643-bdda-6742b76848c2@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Apr 28, 1:48 pm, "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlook...@msn.com> wrote:
>> >> Don't open an email from within outlook - save it to the hard drive
>> >> first.
>> >> Or get in the habit of closing the attachment before changing
>> >> messages.
>> >> Also, make sure you have all the updates installed.
>>
>> >> When you open attachments in Outlook and make changes the attachment
>> >> is
>> >> updated - normally, when you change messages with the attachment open,
>> >> the
>> >> attachment is orphaned in the securetemp folder and changes aren't
>> >> updated.
>> >> When you use IMAP, outlook is creating a new message when it breaks
>> >> the
>> >> link
>> >> between the message and open attachment. If you close the attachment
>> >> before
>> >> changing messages or folders, outlook deletes the temp copy in the
>> >> securetemp folder and saves any changes back to the email's copy.
>>
>> >> --
>> >> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
>> >> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
>> >> Need Help with Common Tasks?
http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
>> >> Outlook 2007:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/
>>
>> >> Outlook Tips by email:
>> >> dailytips-subscribe-requ...@lists.outlooktips.net
>>
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>> >> <gusta...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:03ce11b6-de61-40d0-af89-be40685b0c6d@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> >> > Im using an IMAP account.
>>
>> >> > When I have an attachment open, and then change emails in outlook to
>> >> > view another email, Outlook decides to create a second copy of the
>> >> > email with the open attachment, and "mark for deletion" the first
>> >> > email. In doing to Outlook locks up as the copy is created and
>> >> > uploaded to my IMAP server.
>>
>> >> > Does anyone know how to stop it doing this? Im using Outlook 2003.
>> >> > Many thanks!!
>> >> > G.- Hide quoted text -
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>> >> - Show quoted text -
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>> > Thanks for your message.
>> > However, I was hoping someone might post a solution where I could
>> > change a setting in outlook to stop it from behaving in this rather
>> > unproductive way!
>> > Anyone?
>>
>> > (I note that Outlook 2007 installed on another machine does not behave
>> > like this...)
>> > thanks,
>> > G- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
>
> thats interesting.
> They certainly dont behave the same, so that means that a difference
> in settings DOES provide a change in behaviour! This has given me
> hope that a solution can be found!