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I'm using Outlook 2000 on windows 2000.
I received an email and started writing a reply. Before finishing, I
decided I did not want to reply yet, and deleted the reply before sending.
The original email sent to me is still in the Inbox, but now it shows up as
having been replied to. When I open the message in it's own windows it says:
"
Follow up
You replied on 7/5/2005 1:31pm. Click here to find all related messages.
"
If I click there, no other messages are found (because no reply was ever
sent).

#1. This sounds like a bug to me. Is it a known issue and/or is it fixed
in newer versions of Outlook?

#2. Is it possible to manually clear the replied (and/or forwarded) message
status (if so, does it matter whether a reply was ever actually sent)? It
might also be useful to be able to manually change a message's status to
replied without having to actually write a reply (can always do a "dummy"
reply to achieve that, so clearing the flag is obviously much more important.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

I don't see the same behavior with Outlook 2007. Can't test it on Outlook
2003 right now.

Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft Outlook FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

1) known issue. it happens when a message is saved to drafts
2) no.

It doesn't look like it's changed in Ol2007 - once the message is saved the
icon changes to the reply icon.

 

[Vince Averello [MVP-Outlook]]

1 - Doesn't seem to happen in OL2003 SP2
2 - Don't think so but I'm not sure

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Ah, saving the draft is probably the issue then. I didn't go that far when
I tested in 2007.

Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft Outlook FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

1) known issue. it happens when a message is saved to drafts
2) no.

It doesn't look like it's changed in Ol2007 - once the message is saved
the icon changes to the reply icon.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

I'm using Outlook 2000 on windows 2000.
I received an email and started writing a reply. Before finishing, I
decided I did not want to reply yet, and deleted the reply before
sending.
The original email sent to me is still in the Inbox, but now it shows up
as
having been replied to. When I open the message in it's own windows it
says:
"
Follow up
You replied on 7/5/2005 1:31pm. Click here to find all related messages.
"
If I click there, no other messages are found (because no reply was ever
sent).

#1. This sounds like a bug to me. Is it a known issue and/or is it
fixed
in newer versions of Outlook?

#2. Is it possible to manually clear the replied (and/or forwarded)
message
status (if so, does it matter whether a reply was ever actually sent)?
It
might also be useful to be able to manually change a message's status to
replied without having to actually write a reply (can always do a "dummy"
reply to achieve that, so clearing the flag is obviously much more
important.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

it might only happen if you type something - just hitting reply and not
doing anything didn't change it after 15 min (autosave is set for 3) - but
as soon as I hit save, it updated the icon.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

Ah, saving the draft is probably the issue then. I didn't go that far
when I tested in 2007.

Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft Outlook FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for
assistance. Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup.
Mahalo!

1) known issue. it happens when a message is saved to drafts
2) no.

It doesn't look like it's changed in Ol2007 - once the message is saved
the icon changes to the reply icon.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

I'm using Outlook 2000 on windows 2000.
I received an email and started writing a reply. Before finishing, I
decided I did not want to reply yet, and deleted the reply before
sending.
The original email sent to me is still in the Inbox, but now it shows up
as
having been replied to. When I open the message in it's own windows it
says:
"
Follow up
You replied on 7/5/2005 1:31pm. Click here to find all related
messages.
"
If I click there, no other messages are found (because no reply was
ever
sent).

#1. This sounds like a bug to me. Is it a known issue and/or is it
fixed
in newer versions of Outlook?

#2. Is it possible to manually clear the replied (and/or forwarded)
message
status (if so, does it matter whether a reply was ever actually sent)?
It
might also be useful to be able to manually change a message's status to
replied without having to actually write a reply (can always do a
"dummy"
reply to achieve that, so clearing the flag is obviously much more
important.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

I typed something, but I closed the message without saving (or sending).

Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft Outlook FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for assistance.
Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup. Mahalo!

it might only happen if you type something - just hitting reply and not
doing anything didn't change it after 15 min (autosave is set for 3) - but
as soon as I hit save, it updated the icon.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/

Ah, saving the draft is probably the issue then. I didn't go that far
when I tested in 2007.

Aloha,

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, OneNote-MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft Outlook FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/outlook.htm

**I apologize but I am unable to respond to direct requests for
assistance. Please post questions and replies here in the newsgroup.
Mahalo!

1) known issue. it happens when a message is saved to drafts
2) no.

It doesn't look like it's changed in Ol2007 - once the message is saved
the icon changes to the reply icon.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/






I'm using Outlook 2000 on windows 2000.
I received an email and started writing a reply. Before finishing, I
decided I did not want to reply yet, and deleted the reply before
sending.
The original email sent to me is still in the Inbox, but now it shows
up as
having been replied to. When I open the message in it's own windows it
says:
"
Follow up
You replied on 7/5/2005 1:31pm. Click here to find all related
messages.
"
If I click there, no other messages are found (because no reply was
ever
sent).

#1. This sounds like a bug to me. Is it a known issue and/or is it
fixed
in newer versions of Outlook?

#2. Is it possible to manually clear the replied (and/or forwarded)
message
status (if so, does it matter whether a reply was ever actually sent)?
It
might also be useful to be able to manually change a message's status
to
replied without having to actually write a reply (can always do a
"dummy"
reply to achieve that, so clearing the flag is obviously much more
important.