OLEXP: You Are Unable to Move Newsgroup Messages in Outlook Express (259015)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 2000
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q259015 For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook 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 use Outlook Express, the Move to Folder command is not available on the shortcut menu when you right-click a newsgroup message. The Move to Folder command is available when you right-click a newsgroup message in the Find Message dialog box, but the command does not work.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
When you right-click a message, and then click Move to Folder, the message is moved to the folder that you specify and the original message is deleted from the server. However, you cannot move newsgroup messages or delete them from the server because you do not have the appropriate security permissions; the Move to Folder command does not work for newsgroup messages.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/28/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnofix KB259015 |
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