Mac Forum / Applications / Outlook Express / October 2004

I am using Outlook Express on Macintosh.  One day when I clicked on the OE
icon to start the application, I got an error messaage that said, "The end
of  the file has been reached" and the application never opened.  Unable to
open the application, I dragged the OE icon into the hard ...

I have a rule setup in Outlook Express that seems to be working fine in that
it is operating on email that is arriving in my inbox and then redirecting it
into my outbox.
However, I cannot get Outlook Express to auto-send those emails from my

Are there any methods out there for recovering messages accidentally deleted
from the Deleted Items folder in Outlook 5.2 on a Mac? I see solutions for
the PC versions but I haven't found anything for the Mac.
Thanks for any help on this,

At least twice now when my eMac has crashed, I have restarted Outlook
Express 5.0.6 to find several days worth of emails gone.  Any ideas what
is causing this and how to fix it (and how to recover the lost
emails!!!)?  Thanks, Dan

So happy to find this group!  I'm trying to upgrade my Mac G4 from OS9 to
OSX Panther, but I've gotten stuck trying to back-up my Outlook Express.  My
identity file is huge (138.6 MB) so I've been deleting (finally) hundreds of
emails, photos, anything big.  But the file stays the ...

Why is it that some computers can read my email attachments and some don't ?
Is there a setting that I can change? I am always sending the same
attachment (my resume).

this ones weird never seen it before and compacting database doesnt
seem to work.
a message appears in my inbox, i thn read it browse another folder in
my list, go back to my inbox and then the message has dissapeared!!

When someone on a non-Mac (or a Mac, for that matter), emails me with a
".doc" or ".xls" attachment, is there anything I can install to make that
viewable within Outlook Express?  I do not own the software that can read
those attachments (Word, I guess) and have to use some kind of ...

I cannot  get OE v. 5.0.2 to notify when new mail arrives. I have MAC
OS 9.2. Have frequently gone to preferences and set the "flash icon"
and "bring application to front," neither of which happen when mail
arrives. Also, in the TOOLS menu, there is no OPTIONS for me to

How do I get my old Imac Outlook Express 5 address book
(over 1000 email addresses) onto my new Dell Win XP PC
please?
Robbie White

For no apparent reason OE suddenly lost track of my accounts. Now when I
launch OE I get a virgin account with only a single email message and no
addresses. When I try to switch identities all I get is Main Identity in the list.
My correct identity folder is located at the ...

When ever I click on a web site link to email the host, Outlook Express
automatically opens. My OE is all screwed up, I can't send or receive email
anymore.
Is there anyway I can set Internet Explorer to default to my AOL account to

Can anyone tell me where the address book actually is?  My computer crashed
and I paid to have the files recoverd but when I open Outlook Express, the
address book is empty.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.
thanks,

I recently had Windows XP Home Version loaded into my
computer. Now I have no spell check for my e-mail on
Outlok Express. Why not? How can I get it?

Please help me on this: I just recently work with Mac and
I want to configure a POP3 account into this MAC to read
mail but I am not familiar with MAC.  I understand that
the mail server is Exchange server 2000 from one of my