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Q. on Outlook 2k (draft vs out)

ZnorXmanZnorXman
edited March 2012 in Chit chat
I'm trying to get used to using Outlook with gmail but I noticed that instead of delivering [some] messages they get put into DRAFT instead of being sent. WHY?!

And what's the difference between OUT vs SENT ???

Their "help" page wasn't "helpful" ... YARGH!
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  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited March 2012
    ZnorXman wrote: »
    And what's the difference between OUT vs SENT ???

    OUT are emails which you have composed but are still waiting to be sent whilst SENT are emails that have been sent (natch!!).

    Don't forget the program only performs it's receiving/sending tasks every 30 minutes (or whatever you set the default to) so you may have emails written (sitting in the OUT folder) waiting for Outlook to despatch.
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • STeaMSTeaM
    edited March 2012
    Mails will automatically go into DRAFTS if you spend too long typing them...

    ...you can half the amount of time this takes by using 2 fingers whilst "typing".

    :-D
  • fogfog
    edited March 2012
    draft means you have been drinking "draft" beer so you can be excused for sending up p!sd up message to people claiming your undying love etc.
    or you hit send without an email address?

    until it's actually sent it'll sit in the outbox..

    reasons are many..
    e.g here i'm not on my usual ISP so it won't allow me to send messages (so I route em via hotmail for a bit)

    your settings aren't set right or you haven't hit f5 to send/ recieve..

    if you get issues you'll normally get a pop up ... e.g. NO BREAD TODAY!!
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited March 2012
    Thanks everyone for helping me try and get to the tushy of this ... now I have to figure out how archiving works and why Gmail is doing one thing automatically while Outlook does something different altogether, YARGH!!!
  • martynneillsonmartynneillson
    edited March 2012
    Gmail is intelligent software appealing to intelligent people while Outl**k treats you like an 8-year old. . .
  • guesserguesser
    edited March 2012
    http://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/

    ;)
    My rubbish website including the redrawn Amstrad schematics and the Sinclair Wiki.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited March 2012
    martynneillson wrote: »
    Gmail is intelligent software appealing to intelligent people while Outl**k treats you like an 8-year old. . .
    Yep, he'd better stick to Outlook...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited March 2012
    karingal wrote: »
    martynneillson wrote: »
    Gmail is intelligent software appealing to intelligent people while Outl**k treats you like an 8-year old. . .
    Yep, he'd better stick to Outlook...

    Apparently I'm not old enough... icon9.gif
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited March 2012
    martynneillson wrote: »
    Gmail is intelligent software appealing to intelligent people while Outl**k treats you like an 8-year old. . .

    You mean you get to stay up late on the computer on Saturday nights, and there is fizzy drinks and sweets?
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