Can Outlook 2003 auto-archive messages from HTTP (Hotmail) and IMAP (my
school email) accounts? I have set the parameters to auto-archive messages
older than 3 months and I do realize that this is based on the modified date.
However, a couple of things worth noting:

1) all of my messages older than 3 months have a modified date that
seemingly automatically changes to a date just inside of this 3 month line
(as if whenever they are about to be archived, the messages are modified so
that they are not moved).
2) the messages are never auto-downloaded so that I can not view them
offline. Is this a characteristic of HTTP and IMAP accounts, so that
theoretically they can remain viewable from any computer? I guess once they
are downloaded, they are taken off of the respective HTTP and IMAP servers
and cannot be viewed from other computers. Is this why auto-archive doesn't
work?

Thanks,

Paul

1. No. It doesn't work on those accounts.
2. Correct.

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"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can Outlook 2003 auto-archive messages from HTTP (Hotmail) and IMAP (my
> school email) accounts? I have set the parameters to auto-archive
> messages
> older than 3 months and I do realize that this is based on the modified
> date.
> However, a couple of things worth noting:
>
> 1) all of my messages older than 3 months have a modified date that
> seemingly automatically changes to a date just inside of this 3 month line
> (as if whenever they are about to be archived, the messages are modified
> so
> that they are not moved).
> 2) the messages are never auto-downloaded so that I can not view them
> offline. Is this a characteristic of HTTP and IMAP accounts, so that
> theoretically they can remain viewable from any computer? I guess once
> they
> are downloaded, they are taken off of the respective HTTP and IMAP servers
> and cannot be viewed from other computers. Is this why auto-archive
> doesn't
> work?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul