on 11/15/01 7:36 AM, Steve Sell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 11/14/01 11:58 PM, "John Hight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My Entourage remembers every single email address I've ever used to >> address email, even those not in the address book (and never have been) >> and including every mis-addressed and mis-spelled entry I've ever made. >> Is there ANY way to stop Entourage from doing its "predictive" drop-down >> menu thing? I can't find any preference setting for it. I've routed >> around my System Folder, opening misellaneous cryptic MS files and Office >> 2000 files with BBEdit, trying to hack the addresses out. Where does >> Microsoft hide them? And HOW can I get rid of them short of wiping the >> hard disk clean? > > First off, it doesn't remember every email address - only the last 200 that > were not in your address book. They are weighted by age and frequency, so > if you never use them, they will eventually "fall off" the list. If you > want to remove one or two, then you can add the address you want to remove > to your address book, this will remove it from the "recently used" list, > then delete the address from your address book. > > Sorry, but this is really the only way...in 2001. On Monday, you may find > out differently for Entourage X.
While Steve may be restricted by a Microsoft NDA until Monday :-), the Microsoft website has already let the cat out of the bag. Check out http://www.microsoft.com/mac/entouragex/t_en_whatsnew.asp, and scroll to the section called "Recently Used Address List." It describes how Entourage X solves this issue. lee -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
