Linda, I switched over to the 2003 format a few months ago (prior to that I had been using the 2002 format on 2003). I switched fro two reasons: 1) I was close to, if not at, the size limit 2) I was having a number of very weird Outlook crashes. (I even posted about a few of them, I think.) Since I switched, I have had no crashes. However, your question made me think about the timing. I now wonder if my email problems (the not going/not getting random messages) are related to the swap. It started before then, but did get a little worse about that time. Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com Cook anything outdoors with http://www.outdoorcook.com Get OneNote answers at http://www.onenoteanswers.com I believe life is meant to be lived. But: if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 4:23 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: outlook 2000 for 500-700 email per day Thanks for the info, Neil and James. Is anyone using the 2003 format? And if so, any other benefits besides size? When I switched, there was *some* reason I stuck with the 2002 format and now I can't remember what it was lol Linda Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com ABC Free Ezine ~ Free Ebooks and Tutorials *all outgoing mail scanned by Norton AV. If you got a bug that looks like it came from me, it did NOT! ************************************************************* 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 with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. 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 *************************************************************