OLEXP: Default Signature Used for News Messages (217246)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q217246

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SYMPTOMS

When you reply to the sender or forward a news message, Outlook Express uses the signature file designated for mail messages.

CAUSE

When you reply to the sender or forward a news message, the sending account is actually a mail account. This is correctly detected by Outlook Express, which appends the signature file designated for the mail account being used to reply to the sender or forward the message.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

This following information describes the normal behavior for the following actions:

Reply to Sender: This uses mail, so the mail signature is used.
Reply to Group: This sends only to the news server, so the news signature is used.
Reply to All: This replies to the sender using mail and the group using news, and uses the news signature because the mail reply is a courtesy to the sender.
Forward: This uses mail, so the mail signature is used.
Forward as Attachment: This uses mail, so the mail signature is used.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	6/28/2004
Keywords:	kbenv kbprb KB217246