Outlook Express for Mac Message Status Indicators

Outlook Express 5 is commonly installed on Macintosh computers running MacOS 9. It is free and fairly easy to use, especially for users with multiple email accounts. The information found on this page, as well as a great deal of additional information about using Outlook Express is available within the application under the Help menu.

Message Status

Some of these indicators are for outgoing messages and may not apply to messages in your Inbox

	unread (Inbox) or sendable message
	read (Inbox) or unsendable message
	Replied
	Redirected
	Forwarded
	Sent
	Unsent message
	Flagged (you have flagged this message)
	Edited (this message has been changed)

Server Status Indicators

These indicate whether the contents of the message have been downloaded from the mail server or marked for deletion on the server

	Message headers (From, Date, Size, Subject) have been downloaded. An Internet connection is required to read this message.
	Message body and possibly parts of attachments have been downloaded. The message can be read without an Internet connection, but attachments cannot be viewed.
	Message and attachments completely downloaded.
	Message has been marked to be deleted.

Configuring Outlook Express for Macintosh
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