"auto-add" address/contact feature

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How do I turn off the "auto-add" address/contact feature? I have too many
one-time addressees. My contacts list is overflowing with names and addresses
I'll never use again.
 
ARe you using Outlook 2000 Internet Mail Only? If yes, then go to
tools->options->email options->advanced (doing this from memory) and uncheck
the option to add people you reply to your contacts.

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After furious head scratching, Fred asked:

| How do I turn off the "auto-add" address/contact feature? I have too
| many one-time addressees. My contacts list is overflowing with names
| and addresses I'll never use again.
 
Thanks for the reply...I should have added that I am a new user to Outlook
2003.

So, it's the auto add feature in 2003 Outlook that I want to disable.
 
No such feature exists. Explain what makes you think it does. Outlook 2000
IMO was the only version that had such a feature.
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Russ Valentine
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Fred said:
Thanks for the reply...I should have added that I am a new user to Outlook
2003.

So, it's the auto add feature in 2003 Outlook that I want to disable.

Milly Staples said:
ARe you using Outlook 2000 Internet Mail Only? If yes, then go to
tools->options->email options->advanced (doing this from memory) and
uncheck
the option to add people you reply to your contacts.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred asked:

| How do I turn off the "auto-add" address/contact feature? I have too
| many one-time addressees. My contacts list is overflowing with names
| and addresses I'll never use again.
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Fred,

Perhaps you referring to the autocomplete function of OL 2003. If so, you
can highlight the individual entry that appears when you begin typing a name
into the To: field and press the delete key. Repeat this process for all
unwanted entries.

If you're looking for a commerical product that will let you manage the
autocomplete file, we wrote one at www.ingressor.com

Randy
 
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