OL2002: You Cannot Move Message Headers Between Folders When You Work Offline Using an IMAP Account (292839)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002

This article was previously published under Q292839

SYMPTOMS

If you are using an Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) account while you work offline and you attempt to move a message header to another folder, you may receive the following error message:
Can't move the items. Unable to download item contents. You must be online to perform this operation.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, download the messages before you select to work offline.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/21/2001
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB292839