First attachment I've gotten here. <shrug> Whassup wit dat <no pun intended> Linda? :-) >-----Original Message----- >From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On >Behalf Of EmailsHERE@xxxxxxx >Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 12:07 PM >To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [mso] 1st day of class in Outlook kindergarten > > > >Greetings to all. > > I'm new to this list and to Outlook. I'm in the process of finally >quitting AOL and have now set up three different email programs. I think >Outlook will be the one I stay with. > > I have lots of questions but don't want to clog the list with >things that >have been addressed already. Can you refer me to a tutorial or >FAQ (please, >not Microsoft's!) that will help me with some of the usual setup >issues? For >example: > > --How to set it up so highlighted text is quoted in my replies. > > --How to keep Outlook from automatically signing on and collecting >mail when I merely open the program (can't find anything in Tools: >Options to >set this). > > --How to get Inbox Assistant & Out-Of-Office Assistant to be >available so I can configure some Rules; what MS Express is all >about (Help >said I needed Express in order to get the Out-of-Office Assistant which I >need in order to make Rules, but after I went back and installed >Express, all >hell broke loose, and the Assistants are still grayed out). > > --How to keep "junk" out of my posts (just want plain text; I have >unchecked MIME; the posts I've submitted via Outlook [to other >mailing lists] >are showing up with the paperclip icon and some sort of server >commands (??) >at the bottom -- see below for a small sample of it -- what's 600 >WINMAIL.DAT?). > > --How to set it up to check for new mail every 15 minutes (is this >even possible?), to "trick" my ISP into thinking I'm "active," so >I won't be >signed off. > > --How to get it to send mail right away (when I hit the >Send button) >and keep the Send function separate from the Check for New Mail function >(possible?). > >ETCETERA!!! > >Thanks very much, Ess > >P.S. When I'm using Outlook, I'm connected to the internet with a new ISP, >not AOL. >P.P.S. Here's part of what's at the bottom of mail I send via Outlook: > > --- Look OUT you varmints, This msg is Virus Free! Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.391 / Virus Database: 222 - Release Date: 9/19/2002 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************