Karl Timmermans
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How to organize your Outlook email data
A question I’ve received and/or encountered on more then one occasion is “What’s the best/recommended way to organize my email?” The reality is that like so many other things, there no “one size fits all” approach. Everyone works differently, thinks differently, and have different requirements. Given that there is no one answer that is the “best” […]
How to manage the Inbox for multiple POP3 accounts
For people who have multiple POP3 accounts configured, there are essentially two ways to deal with incoming emails from those accounts that allows for everything to be conveniently separated. The first approach would be to configure each POP3 account to have email delivered to its own <Inbox> located in a separate PST file for each […]
Understanding Outlook Auto-Complete vs AddressBook
A misconception that many have is that the Outlook auto-complete cache is integrated with the Outlook AddressBook which is not the case in any way. What is the Auto-Complete cache It’s a collection of all recipients to which an email has been sent. It gets invoked when you start entering a value in the <FullName> […]
Understanding which is better for you – POP3 or Imap
What protocol to use when configuring an email account can be a little confusing for some, especially for those new to using an <Email Client> which is what the Outlook program is that’s included in any version of Office (see: Understanding Email Accounts and Email Clients). There are no shortages of articles that can be found […]
Understanding the difference between PST and OST files
Every email account configured in Outlook has a data store connected to it which is either a PST or OST data file. So what’s the difference? A PST (Personal Storage) file is one that permanently stores on the local hard drive. It never gets deleted by Outlook and can be copied to other installations of […]
