Automatically saving incoming e-mail addresses in MS Outlook 98

[blanca488]

A user asked me about adding entries to his &quot;address book&quot; in MS Outlook 98 on his PC. He said his laptop is setup on Outlook so that when an e-mail comes in, the e-mail address is automatically added into his &quot;address book&quot; which he can access through his folder list window. (I'm putting address book in quotes because i'm not sure it's really the address book or the contacts or what.) <br>
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What the hell is he talking about? Is this possible? I don't believe I've heard of such a feature. <br>
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If this *is* possible, does anyone know how I'd go about setting this up?<br>
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Also, what's the difference between the address book and contacts anyway?<br>
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(Any answer - MS Outlook 97, 98, or 2000 related would be helpful.)<br>
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Thanks!<br>
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Melissa<br>

 

[ladin]

As fas as I know both outlook express and outlook from office have the same feature. If you go into tools then down to options and look under the send or the read tab(i cant remember) look for an option that says &quot;automatically put people i reply to into my contact list&quot;. I hope this helps if not email me at <A HREF="mailto:matchu_14@hotmail.com">matchu_14@hotmail.com</A> with any questions you have.<br>
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matt

 

[MontrealPaul]

Melissa,<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;Unfortunately (or fortunately, as some admins might say), the Outlook Express feature for automatically adding the address of a sender to your address book is not available in Outlook 98 (at least, I havent fount it)<br><br>The main difference between the Contacts List and the Personal Address book is that the former is a part of your Outlook 98 / Exchange &quot;Mailbox&quot;, whereas the latter is a separate file (.pab).&nbsp;&nbsp;The Contacts List has more to it, but you can't use it, for instance in Rules filters.&nbsp;&nbsp;Why there are two is beyond me... It sure would be simpler if there were only one, which could do all things!<br><br><br>Regards,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;-Paul<br><br>