I see rules can be set for attachments. I'm guessing that if I have a rule
save attachments in a specific folder, and then remove attachments, the
attachments I receive will remain safely on my hard disk but will be removed
from the Entourage database. Is that right?
Thanks,
Rick
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On 11/30/00 1:45 PM, "Jim Baskins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 11/30/00 12:53 PM, Robert Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Question: Where are the attachments for Entourage located?
>
> They become part of the mail database, linked to the message that sent it.
> You can, however, save them to a different folder and leave them in the
> database or save them to a different folder and remove them from the
> database.
>
> On a side note, I don't save too many attachments within the database, I
> normally save them to disk, in a folder I've set up. But, some I leave for
> future reference and then forget about. I used to use a script that Paul
> Berkowitz wrote to find attachments in OE, however Entourage and it's custom
> views makes this easy. Select Custom Views, then New, then fill out as
> follows:
>
> Under Item Types select the Checkbox beside "Messages"
>
> Under Location select "All Folders"
>
> Under Criteria select matches "If any criteria are met"
>
> and "Attachment", "Exists".
>
> Took a minute and a half to search 5,550 messages for attachments the first
> time I ran it but subsequent searches are very fast, perhaps 10 seconds.
> Anyway, if you leave attachments in your database (or are looking for
> stragglers to eradicate) this will find them without a script.
>
> Regards,
> Jim Baskins
>
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