The sender's name is included in the Address list when you click Reply All to a message that is stored in your Sent Folder or in your Sent Items folder on an Exchange client (141982)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client 4.0
  • Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client 5.0
  • Microsoft Outlook 97
  • Microsoft Outlook 98
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
This article was previously published under Q141982

SYMPTOMS

When you click Reply All to a message stored in your Sent Folder or in your Sent Items folder on a Microsoft Exchange client, the sender's name is included in the Address list.

CAUSE

This is by product design.

MORE INFORMATION

Messages that you receive from other people have your identity stamped on them by the transport. On a reply or reply all, the Exchange client always puts the sender's name in the address list, then uses your identity as found in the original message to strip your name from the address list. Messages in your Sent Items folder do not have your identity because they are dropped in the folder by the spooler and do not pass through the transport. Therefore, the sender's name (yours) is not removed on a reply-all message.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Compose a message to someone other than yourself and send it.
  2. Go into the Sent Mail folder and Reply All to the message just sent.
The sent message will contain the address of the sender.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbusage KB141982
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