Leave a copy on server option

                If you download your mail from a POP account, Outlook Express will usually delete it immediately after retrieval. This has the advantage that the chance of incoming mail clogging up your account is pretty slim.

But leaving mail at the server (at least for some time) has advantages, too. You can re-retrieve accidentally deleted messages, or download mail to a different email client.
Leave a Backup of Mail at the Server with Outlook Express.

To leave a copy of downloaded mail at the server with Outlook Express:

    * Select Tools | Accounts… from the menu.

 
    * Highlight the desired email account.

 
    * Click Properties.

 
    * Go to the Advanced tab.

 
    * Make sure Leave a copy of messages on server is selected.

 
    * Click OK.

 
    * Click the Close button. 

 These steps can be followed for Outlook Express installed in Windows XP, 2000, 98 etc

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Removing mail account: Outlook Express

                In this article we see how to remove a configured Email account  from Outlook Express. This article will be useful at times example: If somebody told you your IMAP account were screwed up and that you had better headed for a fresh start?  if you have set up an account two times by accident?

Whatever the motivation, deleting an account from Outlook Express is always easy. If you just need to change your email address and account details (such as the server name and port), you can also modify an existing account, of course.

Steps to be followed to remove an Email Account from Outlook Express.

To delete an email account from Outlook Express:

    * Select "Tools" | "Accounts"... from the menu.
        

 
    * "Highlight the account" you want to delete.

 
    * Click "Remove".

 
    * Click "Yes".

 
    * Now click "Close".

These steps can be followed for Outlook Express installed in Windows XP, 2000, 98 etc

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Block email from domains

                Outlook Express make it easy to block messages from a particular email address. If you are looking for a broader approach,thru this article you can learn how to block Messages from a Domain in Outlook Express.

Domain blocking can be done if your concerned about spam mail, chain mails etc. If you need more security from particular domain you can try this article.

Steps to block an entire domain in Outlook Express :

    * Select "Tools" | "Message Rules"   from the menu.         

    * Go to the "Blocked Senders" tab.

    * Click "Add"....

    * Type the domain name to block.

    * Click "OK".

    * Click "OK" again.

These steps can be followed for Outlook Express installed in Windows XP , 2000, 98 etc.

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Forwarding mail as Attachment

                  If you forward an email Windows Live Mail by default insert it in the message body of the forward. But they are also capable of forwarding emails as attachments. This is a very clean way of forwarding messages, and sure to avoid messed up and broken text.

This article will explain steps about forwarding a message as an attachment with Windows Live Mail. These steps are simple and easy to do on your own.
 

Steps to forward an email attached to a new message in Windows Live Mail:

•     Highlight the message in its mailbox.

            ^ Alternatively, open it in its own window.

•     Select "Message" | "Forward as Attachment" from the menu.

•     "Address" and "compose" the message as usual.

•     Finally, click Send to deliver it.

If you want to make sure you're not revealing anybody's email address to the recipient of the forwarded message, you should take some extra steps.
 

Attach any Email to any Outgoing Email in Windows Live Mail

To attach any email to a message you are composing in Windows Live Mail:

•     Locate the desired email in its folder.

•     Drag and drop the message onto the email composition window.

           ^ You can also highlight multiple messages and drag and drop to attach them all in one go and these steps can be followed in Windows XP and Windows 7.

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Set default Email account: Outlook Express

              When you reply to an email, Outlook Express automatically put the email address to which the original message was sent in the From: field. When you create a new message in a folder that belongs to an IMAP account, for example, Windows Mail automatically puts the account's address in the From: field.

You cannot change that. But you can change what happens when you click Create Mail while in your Local Folders Inbox. Or which address is in the From: field by default when you click on an email address on a web site. You can change the default account.
 

       In this article we will walk thru the steps to set the Default Email Account in Outlook Express so that you no need worry of sending wrong "From" address to your recipients.

How to:

To make an email account the default in Outlook Express:

    * Select "Tools" | "Accounts"... from the menu.

 
    * Highlight the desired "Account".

 
    * Click "Set as Default".

 
    * Now click "Close".

These steps can be followed for Outlook Express installed in Windows XP, 2000, 98 etc

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Remove address from Blocked senders list

                     Everybody can change their mind now and then. Maybe somebody got on your list of blocked senders in Outlook Express by mistake.  Whatever the reason, now you want to unblock them. This is easy is when it come to Outlook Express.

In this article we are going to  learn how to unblock the email address from your blocked senders list. This steps quit easy to perform and you can make changes to your blocked senders list easily.

Remove an Address from Blocked Senders in Outlook Express:

Steps to allow a sender's messages back to your Outlook Express:
        

•     Select "Tools" from menu and go to "Message Rules" 

•     Now go to "Blocked Senders List" from the drop down menu.

•     Highlight the sender (or domain) you want to remove.

•     Click "Remove".

These steps are common for Outlook Express installed in both Windows XP, 2000, 98 etc

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View Email source in Outlook Express

               Normally, you are more interested in an email's text than its source. But sometimes, taking a look at the source can be interesting, or necessary.Especially when something does not work right, the message source can often lead to a clue what went wrong, and the source often reveals a spammer's ISP, too. 

Fortunately, Outlook Express offer a smart shortcut that brings up a message's source quickly.

 
Steps how to view a Message's Source in Outlook Express:

To view the complete source of a message in Outlook Express:

    * "Open" the message.
    * Press "Ctrl + F3".
Steps how to view a Message's Source Without Opening the Message Itself in Outlook Express:

To see the source of a message you don't need to open in Outlook Express:

    * Click on the desired email in the message list with the "right mouse button".

 
    * Select "Properties" from the "menu".

 
          o If your message is in an IMAP account, you may first have to download it in full:
          o Click on it with the "right mouse button".
          o Select "Download Message Later" from the menu.
          o Select "Tools" | Sync or Tools | "Send and Receive" from the main Outlook Express menu and select your "email account" from the list. 

 
    * Go to the "Details" tab.

 
    * Click "Message Source".

These steps ca be followed for Outlook Express installed in Windows XP , 2000, 98 etc

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