Just recently each time I exit from o.e. a box opens asking if i wish to
compact my messages. I do not get a lot of mail so it is not necessary. The
message appears at the end of each session even when I tick the " do not
show this message again" box. Anybody help?

Thanks

Tony

The Gordons wrote:
> Just recently each time I exit from o.e. a box opens asking if i wish to
> compact my messages. I do not get a lot of mail so it is not necessary. The
> message appears at the end of each session even when I tick the " do not
> show this message again" box. Anybody help?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tony
>
>
>

The next time it appears, let it do its thing and don't touch your mouse
or keyboard until it's done. Make sure, first, however, that you have no
messages in the default folders such as Sent Items and Inbox. Create
folders for archiving messages and never use the default folders for
archiving. You're lucky it appeared again after foolishly ticking "do
not show this message again" because otherwise it will do it without you
knowing about it and if you use your computer while it is compacting,
you could lose all your email messages.

OE will do this every 100 times that you close OE. To get rid of this
nuisance, download OE Tool from http://www.oehelp.com/OETool/Default.aspx

Everytime you use it to compact messages, it will set the number back to
zero so that the 100 is never reached. It is recommended that when you
use OE Tool to compact, that you set OE to be offline.

Alias

It *is* necessary (especially if you don't compact all folders manually).
Let it happen.

General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.

- Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if
Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


The Gordons wrote:
> Just recently each time I exit from o.e. a box opens asking if i wish to
> compact my messages. I do not get a lot of mail so it is not necessary.
> The message appears at the end of each session even when I tick the " do
> not show this message again" box. Anybody help?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tony

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> Just recently each time I exit from o.e. a box opens asking if i wish to
> compact my messages. I do not get a lot of mail so it is not necessary.
> The message appears at the end of each session even when I tick the " do
> not show this message again" box. Anybody help?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tony
>
>
>