 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MS Outlook 2003 IMAP Send Folder Problem
 |
Hi,
At my office we have 3 Windows PC's running XP Pro sp2 and Office Pro 2003. Most of the office uses Macs so that is what I am used to supporting. Our email is on a POP3/IMAP Linux server. We do not use Exchange or AD or push out any kind of GPO.
When I set up the PC employees with their IMAP account using Outlook 2003 it won't save sent emails in the IMAP sent mail folder, even though I subscribed to it and it is visible in the folder pane. The sent emails are saved in the pst folder. I haven't been able to find any setting to change this.
As an add on question, is there a way to remove the pst file completely? There's no reason for the file to be there and in earlier versions of Outlook the file wasn't automatically created. I tried to remove the file from the local folders path but it reappeared when I restarted Outlook.
At my office we have 3 Windows PC's running XP Pro sp2 and Office Pro 2003. Most of the office uses Macs so that is what I am used to supporting. Our email is on a POP3/IMAP Linux server. We do not use Exchange or AD or push out any kind of GPO.
When I set up the PC employees with their IMAP account using Outlook 2003 it won't save sent emails in the IMAP sent mail folder, even though I subscribed to it and it is visible in the folder pane. The sent emails are saved in the pst folder. I haven't been able to find any setting to change this.
As an add on question, is there a way to remove the pst file completely? There's no reason for the file to be there and in earlier versions of Outlook the file wasn't automatically created. I tried to remove the file from the local folders path but it reappeared when I restarted Outlook.
Saving your Sent Items in a local folder is a "feature" of Outlook with an IMAP account, and so is saving Deleted Items there. With these two requirements, you will not be able to remove the PST file from that account.
- Phil
- Phil
•
•
•
•
Originally Posted by JonathanM
Hi,
At my office we have 3 Windows PC's running XP Pro sp2 and Office Pro 2003. Most of the office uses Macs so that is what I am used to supporting. Our email is on a POP3/IMAP Linux server. We do not use Exchange or AD or push out any kind of GPO.
When I set up the PC employees with their IMAP account using Outlook 2003 it won't save sent emails in the IMAP sent mail folder, even though I subscribed to it and it is visible in the folder pane. The sent emails are saved in the pst folder. I haven't been able to find any setting to change this.
As an add on question, is there a way to remove the pst file completely? There's no reason for the file to be there and in earlier versions of Outlook the file wasn't automatically created. I tried to remove the file from the local folders path but it reappeared when I restarted Outlook.
A feature? Doesn't this defeat the whole purpose of IMAP? The PST is a local file so it can't be viewed by these employees when they are logged in to webmail at home.
•
•
•
•
Originally Posted by ptetreau
Saving your Sent Items in a local folder is a "feature" of Outlook with an IMAP account, and so is saving Deleted Items there. With these two requirements, you will not be able to remove the PST file from that account.
- Phil
Microsoft is not as interested as it might like us to think in actually following existing standards, and they support IMAP with Outlook almost as an afterthought. They can say "We handle industry standard POP3 and IMAP4", but you and I know enough to be skeptical.
To be fair, Eudora, one of the first popular clients to introduce IMAP capability, doesn't support server-based Sent mailboxes, even now after a number of major revisions. They are more interested in adding features like emoticons, apparently.
I recommend Thunderbird as an IMAP client. I guess you need to go Open Source if you really want to maintain your "standards". -Phil
To be fair, Eudora, one of the first popular clients to introduce IMAP capability, doesn't support server-based Sent mailboxes, even now after a number of major revisions. They are more interested in adding features like emoticons, apparently.
I recommend Thunderbird as an IMAP client. I guess you need to go Open Source if you really want to maintain your "standards". -Phil
I just have a hard time believing that Outlook doesn't have a preference to map outgoing emails to the IMAP sent items folder. The Mac version - Entourage - has this when set up as IMAP. It must be something I'm missing but I've gone through every preference I can find.
It can be done, although it's not the most clear path to accomplish it. There are step by step directions here: http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=7590
Leave it to the people at MIT to figure it out
Leave it to the people at MIT to figure it out
|
Similar Threads
- 0x8004010F "The operation failed. An object could not be found" Outlook 2003 (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
- Question regarding customizing default task form in Outlook 2003 (Windows Software)
- Outlook 2003 (Community Introductions)
- Outlook Express Freeze after going to browse sent folder (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
Other Threads in the Windows Software Forum
- Previous Thread: files left behind
- Next Thread: WMP, Composer + Minimode Problem
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
You need to join our community in order to build your list of favorite forums. You can visit the forum index for a listing of all forums.
Related Forum Features
Latest Windows Software Posts
- Today's Posts
- Unanswered Threads
acquisition agile applications apps asp backup bailout ballmer beta bid billgates blackberry boot bostock browser budapest business cisco codeplex codeweavers development documents download ebay economicgrowth economy email ergonomics eu excel exchange facebook freesoftware gadgets gaming gay google gta halo halowars hp hyper-v ibm ie8 intel internet java jerryseinfeld jerryyang jobs law licensing linux mac merger microsoft microsoftoffice mobile net news nintendo office officefileformats officesuites openoffice opensource opensuse os outlook patent poi print record redhat researchinmotion rim security server siliconvalley software sony survey takeover techwriting timewardenltd. twitter virtualization vista vmware web wii windows windows7 windowslive xbox xbox360 yahoo yahoo! yang zoho
