Yes.
The best thing to do with a used computer is to format and reinstall
everything he wants.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM

"Joy" wrote in message
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Oh! He bought that computer, used, from someone else, and maybe they had
the message rule. That explains it, thanks. So he can remove the message
rule, right?

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in message
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It means he has a message rule to mark the message as watched.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM

"Joy" wrote in message
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Bruce, I just checked mine (out of curiosity) and mine are set that way.
But does that have any effect on why the "eyeglasses" icon would be
there? This recipient is someone I help with occasional computer
questions, and yes, he does have OE. So what does it mean that it's
"watched" ? By whom? And how can he get rid of the icon and/or the
"watching"?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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You can have the Watch/Ignore column in the regular e-mail folders,
(View | Watch/Ignore), but that has nothing to do with anything on your
end.

Assuming they are using OE, they should have set: View | Sort By |
Received & View | Current View | Show All Messages.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Joy" wrote in message
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I sent some pictures attached to a regular e-mail, and the recipient
said there was the icon of eyeglasses "the conversation is watched".
But that's a NewsGroup icon. Any idea why that icon would be there?