The PRF is not just for Exchange server or corporate users, anyone can use a PRF to configure their profile. If you have many email accounts, a PRF can save time and aggravation if you need to recreate your profile or when you get a new computer. You can even use the Custom Installation Wizard
Using Outlook's Junk Mail filter
Microsoft is no longer releasing updates for the Junk Mail filter. Junk email removes spam from your mailbox using built-in filtering capabilities. The junk mail feature is highly accurate when set on High and you can add specific addresses or domains to the Safe Senders, Safe Recipients, and Blocked Senders lists. To view the options,
Should you use client side antivirus scanning in Outlook?
Up-to-date antivirus definitions on each desktop will help prevent most viruses, but it can lead to a false sense of security with new, fast moving viruses. As many administrators discovered with MyDoom, a new virus can infect a large number of desktops before they have time to get the antivirus software updated. Removing attachments, including
To calculate the age of an Outlook contact
How to calculate the age of a contact and display it in the view or on the contact form.
Automatically BCC All Messages
Outlook doesn't have a built in method you can use to automatically include yourself (or other email address) in the BCC field when you send a new message. You can use Rules Wizard to CC and address but not to send a BCC.
Outlook View Tricks
How to configure Outlook's Views to hide message preview, remove group by headers, and restore the taskpad.
How to perform a global search and replace
While Microsoft Outlook does not offer a global search and replace, you can use a grouped table view to make changes to a large number of contacts. This example updates Contact items to a different Company Name, but you can use this technique to update any field.
Moving Outlook .pst files to a new computer
Long-time users of Microsoft Outlook know that it's relatively easy to relocate a Personal Folders .pst file from one folder or drive to another. Just exit Outlook, move the file, then restart Outlook. When Outlook says it can't find the .pst file, you'll have an opportunity to point to the new location. The process isn't
History of Exchange, Windows Messaging and Outlook Clients
Time marches forward but sometimes it's fun to look back... this page provides a quick index to the different e-mail clients provided by Microsoft since the release of Windows 95. Microsoft Outlook is the premier Exchange client, but it has it's roots in the original Exchange client and Windows Messaging, both of which only did
New Mail Notifications from Another Mailbox
If you need to monitor a second Exchange Server mailbox in addition to your own, how can you find out when that mailbox gets new items? We can think of four different methods: Rules You cannot create rules in your own mailbox that operate on items coming into another user's Inbox. However, if you have