Full Version: Outlook Vs Thunderbird
From: BratDawg [#6]
9 Mar 2007
To: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#5] 10 Mar 2007
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From: JamesF [#7]
10 Mar 2007
To: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#3] 10 Mar 2007
If I understand you correctly, you want to stop the automatic archiving feature of Outlook.
In Outlook, go to Tools->Options menu. click on "Other" tab, click on "AutoArchive" button, de-select (un-check) "Run AutoArchive every n minutes".
That should do the trick.
~James
Sorry! just realized that was NOT the problemEDITED: 10 Mar 2007 by JAMESF
From: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#8]
10 Mar 2007
To: JamesF [#7] 10 Mar 2007
James,
No, that is not it. It is the sync'ing of the folders that drive me nuts. It is my understanding that sync'ing is needed only when the email is saved on the mail server (imap?)? which I am not using but using plain old pop3 server. What it is sync'ing to is beyond me but it basically locks my computer up 3 to 4 times a day for up to 15 min.
Thanks for the suggestion though.
EDITED: 10 Mar 2007 by MT_DAVE
From: Carl (CSEWELL) [#9]
10 Mar 2007
To: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#1] 10 Mar 2007
In Outlook 2003, click Tools, E-mail Accounts, View or Change Existing E-mail Accounts. Select your Exchange profile and then click Change. Uncheck the "Used Cached Exchange Mode" checkbox. Close Outlook and restart it.
Or, maybe this:
If you right click on each of the email folders and select "properties" you will see a check box: Automatically generate Microsoft Exchange views".
UNcheck this box on each email folder.
Or.....
From: Carl (CSEWELL) [#10]
10 Mar 2007
To: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#1] 10 Mar 2007
Right click on the Outlook in the Outlook Shortcuts tray and select Properties. Click on the Advanced tab under the General folder in the new window and then click on "Compact Now" in the new window.
Search for Outlook.pst and see how large it is. If it's over 1GB or 2GB, you probably should do some cleaning.
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#11]
10 Mar 2007
To: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#1] 10 Mar 2007
Dave,
While I cannot help solve your problem, I can tell you being a fan of Firefox, I DID download Thunderbird. That only lasted a couple of days before I uninstalled it and went back to Outlook.
I have never had the problem you are having. Do you have the "delete mail from server after download" box checked?
From: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#12]
10 Mar 2007
To: Carl (CSEWELL) [#9] 10 Mar 2007
Carl,
I'm using Outlook 2003 and have used an exchange server. I don't have an Exchange profile.
I will try the unchecking but since I am closing in on 1000 folders, that will take some time.
Thanks for the suggestions,
Dave
From: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#13]
10 Mar 2007
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#11] 10 Mar 2007
Thanks but I don't have that checked.
Dave
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#14]
10 Mar 2007
To: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#13] 10 Mar 2007
Dave,
Try checking that box. I bet it will do the trick.
From: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#15]
10 Mar 2007
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#14] 10 Mar 2007
Oops,
Miss read your post, I am not saving a copy to the mail server
From: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#16]
10 Mar 2007
To: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#11] 10 Mar 2007
Chuck,
Forgot to ask, what didn't you like about Thunderbird?
Dave
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#17]
10 Mar 2007
To: Dave (MT_DAVE) [#16] 10 Mar 2007
I really cannot remember as it has been quite awhile, but I just thought it was not as intuitive as Outlook.