Microsoft KB Archive/185411

= Incorrect Steps in Outlook Express Help for Purging Messages =

Article ID: 185411

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01

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This article was previously published under Q185411



SYMPTOMS
When you read the "Deleting a message" topic in Outlook Express Help, the instructions to purge a deleted message from an Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) server using Outlook Express are incorrect.



RESOLUTION
To purge deleted messages from an IMAP server, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click the message, and then click Delete.
 * 2) If your messages are stored on an IMAP server, click Purge Deleted Messages on the Edit menu to remove the deleted messages from the folder.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 and 4.01 for Windows 95 and Windows NT, and in Windows 98.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB185411

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