With older versions of OE, I could highlight an email or posting and hit
"delete" and that was it. With OE6, I have to keep confirming over and
over. Is there an override setting somewhere for OE6 to let us delete
postings with one delete keystroke?

Thanks in advance.

Bob

In newsgroups you will always see that warning. For e-mail, you should only
see that when empting Deleted Items, or doing a Shift/Delete. Are you seeing
the warning "Are you sure you want to permanently delete these messages when
trying to send a message to Deleted Items? Did this just start?

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Guv Bob" wrote in message
nk.net...
With older versions of OE, I could highlight an email or posting and hit
"delete" and that was it. With OE6, I have to keep confirming over and
over. Is there an override setting somewhere for OE6 to let us delete
postings with one delete keystroke?

Thanks in advance.

Bob

Thanks for the tips Bruce.

Actually, it is only newsgroups that I'm having this problem. I had OE6
with Win98SE and don't remember having to keep clicking "yes" over and over
to delete postings.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
In newsgroups you will always see that warning. For e-mail, you should
only
see that when empting Deleted Items, or doing a Shift/Delete. Are you
seeing
the warning "Are you sure you want to permanently delete these messages
when
trying to send a message to Deleted Items? Did this just start?

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move
your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Guv Bob" wrote in message
nk.net...
With older versions of OE, I could highlight an email or posting and hit
"delete" and that was it. With OE6, I have to keep confirming over and
over. Is there an override setting somewhere for OE6 to let us delete
postings with one delete keystroke?

Thanks in advance.

Bob

If you want to delete a number of messages at a time, hold down the Ctrl key
and highlight the message headers you want to delete, and the you only have
to click Delete once for all of them.

Likewise, if you want to delete a block of messages. highlight the first,
scroll down to the last and hold down the Shift key when you click on the
last.

If you want to get rid of all messages, highlight one and then Ctrl+A to
highlight them all and delete.

I started with 98SE/OE6 so I don't even know if earlier versions were
different, but AFAIK, OE6 has always been like this.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Guv Bob" wrote in message
k.net...
Thanks for the tips Bruce.

Actually, it is only newsgroups that I'm having this problem. I had OE6
with Win98SE and don't remember having to keep clicking "yes" over and
over
to delete postings.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
In newsgroups you will always see that warning. For e-mail, you should
only
see that when empting Deleted Items, or doing a Shift/Delete. Are you
seeing
the warning "Are you sure you want to permanently delete these messages
when
trying to send a message to Deleted Items? Did this just start?

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move
your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such
as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Guv Bob" wrote in message
nk.net...
With older versions of OE, I could highlight an email or posting and
hit
"delete" and that was it. With OE6, I have to keep confirming over and
over. Is there an override setting somewhere for OE6 to let us delete
postings with one delete keystroke?

Thanks in advance.

Bob