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Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get a flag
put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.

Is it a flag or an exclamation mark?
--
Ronald Sommer

"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:401180B3-62B3-484E-B2FA-8FA094899B20@microsoft.com...
: Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get a
flag
: put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.

It is a flag yesterday I got mail and windows put up a box telling me one was
flaged but not why. I tried the help but as is usual it's no good

"Ron Sommer" wrote:

> Is it a flag or an exclamation mark?
> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:401180B3-62B3-484E-B2FA-8FA094899B20@microsoft.com...
> : Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get a
> flag
> : put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.
>
>

sounds like it's from a spam checker... what antivirus program are you
running?


"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48158AC1-7728-4A91-A5F6-E577102D7F39@microsoft.com...
> It is a flag yesterday I got mail and windows put up a box telling me one
> was
> flaged but not why. I tried the help but as is usual it's no good
>
> "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>
>> Is it a flag or an exclamation mark?
>> --
>> Ronald Sommer
>>
>> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:401180B3-62B3-484E-B2FA-8FA094899B20@microsoft.com...
>> : Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get
>> a
>> flag
>> : put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.
>>
>>

It is Avast I want to know what the flag is for.

Regards JD

"Dave" wrote:

> sounds like it's from a spam checker... what antivirus program are you
> running?
>
>
> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:48158AC1-7728-4A91-A5F6-E577102D7F39@microsoft.com...
> > It is a flag yesterday I got mail and windows put up a box telling me one
> > was
> > flaged but not why. I tried the help but as is usual it's no good
> >
> > "Ron Sommer" wrote:
> >
> >> Is it a flag or an exclamation mark?
> >> --
> >> Ronald Sommer
> >>
> >> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:401180B3-62B3-484E-B2FA-8FA094899B20@microsoft.com...
> >> : Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get
> >> a
> >> flag
> >> : put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.
> >>
> >>
>

"james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:401180B3-62B3-484E-B2FA-8FA094899B20@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get a
> flag
> put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.

Windows Mail does not flag messages. This is done by the user, message
rules set up by the user, or by some third party program. Clicking in the
flag column will flag or unflag a message. the flag is there for you to use
however you want to. Personally, I turn the column off.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:401180B3-62B3-484E-B2FA-8FA094899B20@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get a
> > flag
> > put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.
>
> Windows Mail does not flag messages. This is done by the user, message
> rules set up by the user, or by some third party program. Clicking in the
> flag column will flag or unflag a message. the flag is there for you to use
> however you want to. Personally, I turn the column off.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> Do not send mail.
>

is there a purpose of putting on the red flag on an email or no and does the
person recieving the email see it?? thanks in advance

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:401180B3-62B3-484E-B2FA-8FA094899B20@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get a
> > flag
> > put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.
>
> Windows Mail does not flag messages. This is done by the user, message
> rules set up by the user, or by some third party program. Clicking in the
> flag column will flag or unflag a message. the flag is there for you to use
> however you want to. Personally, I turn the column off.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> Do not send mail.
>

"joefrombklyn" <joefrombklyn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F7EF6C66-87FA-49C9-B184-E47D0223FDBE@microsoft.com...
> is there a purpose of putting on the red flag on an email or no and does
> the
> person recieving the email see it?? thanks in advance
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "james" <james@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:401180B3-62B3-484E-B2FA-8FA094899B20@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get
>> > a
>> > flag
>> > put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.
>>
>> Windows Mail does not flag messages. This is done by the user, message
>> rules set up by the user, or by some third party program. Clicking in
>> the
>> flag column will flag or unflag a message. the flag is there for you to
>> use
>> however you want to. Personally, I turn the column off.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> Do not send mail.
>>

The flag is seen only on the machine on which it is applied and is not seen
by any other machine.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

"james" wrote:

> Can anyone tell me why at times when I download email some of them get a flag
> put against them. MS help seems useless as usual.