OL98: "Messages in Inbox" Message When You Use Resource Accounts for Conference Rooms (262546)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98

This article was previously published under Q262546

SYMPTOMS

When you use Resource Accounts for conference rooms, delegates may receive the following message even though they cannot read or find the message:

Messages in Inbox

CAUSE

This problem may be caused by a backlog of unanswered reminders that are generated for appointments, and the Default Reminders feature may be enabled for this account.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, log on to the mailbox as the Resource Account owner, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click to clear the Default Reminders check box in the Calendar section.

WORKAROUND

To temporarily work around this problem, you can dismiss the expired reminders if you use the /cleanreminders command-line switch when you start Outlook. For additional information about command-line switches, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

182112 OL98: How to Use Command-Line Switches

197180 OL2000: Additional Command-Line Switches

MORE INFORMATION

This problem may not occur until a certain number of reminders are in your reminder list (the exact number may vary).

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/24/2000
Keywords:kbprb KB262546