Inside Outlook Express
Frequently Asked Questions
What ...
- is Catch Up, shown when you right-click on a newsgroup and on the Edit menu?
- is a message store folder, or store root directory?
- is a WAB file (*.wab)?
- is a WA~ file (*.wa~)?
- is the little push-pin icon in the lower right corner of OE's download window?
- does the Flag icon mean?
- does Watched mean?
What is , shown when you right-click on a newsgroup and on the menu?
This marks all messages in that newsgroup as Read, including all messages on the server that you have not yet downloaded. If your status bar shows something like this:
300 message(s), 150 unread, 39680 not downloaded
you probably need to on that group, unless you really want to download 39,680 messages. Note that will also mark the 150 in the example as Read also.
What is a message store folder, or store root directory?
A message store folder, or store root directory, is a folder on your hard disk where OE stores all your message files mail folders, and newsgroups. To see its location, click . For more information see this article.
That is the file used to store the contacts in a Windows Address Book. To determine the location of your WAB, open the Address Book and click . For more information see this article.
What is a WA~ or WAB~ file (*.wa~ or *.wab~)?
That is an automatic backup copy of a WAB file (*.wab). To find all Address Books on your computer, including backup copies, click , and search your computer for files named wa?.
What is the little push-pin icon in the lower right corner of OE's download window which pops up when you click ?
"Push" it in with a click to "pin" the download (spooler) window to the display. That will stop it from hiding automatically when the download is finished. Click it again to "un-pin" it.
The Flag means anything you want it to mean. It's just a simple visual reminder that the flagged message has some special significance to you.
It means that OE will take special actions on any replies to the Watched message. Any reply to a Watched message will be marked as Watched automatically. If a news account is configured to be included when OE checks for new messages, any new Watched messages will be automatically downloaded on each new message check. A Watched message will appear red, rather than the default color. Any mail or news folder with an unread Watched message will also appear red. You can change this color under .
