OLEXP: Message Disappears After Saving to the Drafts Folder And Then Sending It without a Recipient (288329)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98 SP 1
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 98 SP 1
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98

This article was previously published under Q288329
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express 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 create a mail message, save it to the Drafts folder, and then attempt to send the message without a recipient in the To line, the message disappears.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, always add a recipient to the mail message before you attempt to send it. Or, if you save the message to the Drafts folder, close the message and then reopen it before you attempt to send it.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/15/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbnofix KB288329