Microsoft KB Archive/288329

= OLEXP: Message Disappears After Saving to the Drafts Folder And Then Sending It without a Recipient =

Article ID: 288329

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0

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This article was previously published under Q288329



For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SYMPTOMS
When you create a mail message, save it to the Drafts folder, and then attempt to send the message without a recipient in the To line, the message disappears.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, always add a recipient to the mail message before you attempt to send it. Or, if you save the message to the Drafts folder, close the message and then reopen it before you attempt to send it.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: oe

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB288329

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