What is the "special functionality" of Outlook's desktop icon?

[Guest]

When I select "delete" for Outlook XP desktop icon it warns about the loss of
"special functionality" in the desktop icon instead of just asking if I want
to delete it.

Is this bogus, or is there some useful feature to this icon beyond starting
Outlook?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

When I select "delete" for Outlook XP desktop icon it warns about the
loss of "special functionality" in the desktop icon instead of just
asking if I want to delete it.

Is this bogus, or is there some useful feature to this icon beyond
starting Outlook?

It isn't a shortcut. If you right click on it, go to properties, you'll see
why it's different.
If you don't want it, delete it- you can always use control panel | mail to
get to the info/features.