Mac Forum / Applications / Outlook Express / December 2003

In OE 5.0.6 on an iMac, OS 8.6, I can not choose compression under
Edit>Preferences>Compose tab, "click here for attachment options."
The category is grayed out (not selectable.)  Why would this be?
I have verified that I have Stuffit Deluxe 5.5 on the computer, and I

This is the second time I've lost everything in Outlook. Why am I losing the
router settings? Is there a way to save the addressbook to the hard drive
incase this happens again? Is it possible to retrieve the old addressbook
and emails? I am a new Sprint DSL user. Would this ...

Updated my iMac with Panther (10.3) which had OE and IE as default
settings. Everything from IE transferred fine.  OE didn't and in fact
I believe updated to 5.02 from what the iMac originally had.  (Apple
says no way and sent me to Microsoft.) When OE was opened for first

Hi, I have a client that needs help with her Outlook Express, 4.5 running on
Mac OS 9.2 -- she sends a message, cc'ing or bcc'ing others from her
addresss book but they do not arrive at their destinations..
However, if she sends one email at a time, it does arrive.. both instances,

Suddenly, I'm unable to receive my ATT.Worldnet email through Outlook
Express.  I can send just fine.
(Admittedly, I'm using Verizon DSL, but they deny they're at fault.  ATT
agrees with that assessment.  And I'm able to send and receive with my

Help!  
My Outlook Express program crashed and won't completely
open.. I first got all the folder listings on the left, but
after clicking on the main Inbox there is nothing but blank

I am transferring files to another computer and wish to retain my
saved e-mails from my old computer.  I do not know the name and the
location of the files contain my  INBOX saved e-mails.  I am running
OS 9.2.2.

I have a MAC G3 with outlook express 5.0.6 and a cable
modem.  I am trying to separate incoming mail from two mail
addresses, leaving one in the Inbox and moving the outher
to a folder.  When I go to the Rules under Tools, a rules

Originally I had the full names of the people who were sending me
messages in the "From" column.  Yesterday something happened and now
all I have are their initials.  I'm using an IMAC OS 9.1.  I'm not
very good with computers, so the answwer can't be too technical.

....I did it, but I did.
My inbox has been moved to a sub folder and I can't shift it out.
Any ideas?

I have been using Outlook Express 5.0.6 with OS 9.2.2 on a G3 Mac for a long
time with no problem.
Recently I have had a problem with receiving HTML. After the first message
in HTML (which works fine), all subsequent messages will open only in Plain

We have recently switched our email provider from qwest to amerion.
We never had a problem sending email via Outlook Express.  However, I now
find send emails with attachements a problem.. I can send text messages
fine, but when sending an attachment I get -

Trying to manually move address book in OE4.5 to OE5 but
having a dickings of a time. Had a HDD fail, so booting
from the HDD is out. Can mount the HDD and get some of
the information off it. Replaced the Main Identity

how do i receive my hotmail emails on outlooks express. i got my POP
accnt working but not the hotmail.

Help
I am on an i-mac, OS 8.6. Using Outlook Express 5 Mac edition for e-mail &
newsgroups. I connect through cable  with optonline. About a month ago I was
not able to connect to the optonline news server. I was still getting e-mail