>>In Outlook Express is there a way to display email headings only, and not the without opening it? Yes, View > layout > Show preview pane. (un mark to see only the headings - The toolbar can be customized to show a tool for toggling the preview window.) >>Can I possibly see just the headings without downloading the mail from my ISP at all. Not with just Outlook Express. You may be able to check your mail with Explorer, depending on your email provider. I can check Web Mail using Internet Explorer, and download only what I want. - I have only done it a couple of times, when attachments seemed to be too large for Outlook Express to handle them. Alfred D. Eller http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adelr/ ====== ====== ====== ====== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Tidmarsh" <patricia@echonyc.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:15 AM Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] OE - getting email without opening mail > > In Outlook Express is there a way to display email headings only, > and not the without opening it? > > I thought there was a way to just see the headings without displaying the email -- > > Can I possibly see just the headings without downloading the mail from my > ISP at all. > > TIA > > Patricia > > >

Hi the best way is tools options and untick the automatically download messages, the you can read the message in preview without actually opening it, useful if you think it might contain a virus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred D. Eller" <adeller@santel.net> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] OE - getting email without opening mail > >>In Outlook Express is there a way to display email headings only, > and not the without opening it? > > Yes, View > layout > Show preview pane. (un mark to see only the headings - > The toolbar can be customized to show a tool for toggling the preview > window.) > > > > > > > >>Can I possibly see just the headings without downloading the mail from my > ISP at all. > > Not with just Outlook Express. You may be able to check your mail with > Explorer, depending on your email provider. I can check Web Mail using > Internet Explorer, and download only what I want. - I have only done it a > couple of times, when attachments seemed to be too large for Outlook Express > to handle them. > > Alfred D. Eller > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adelr/ > ====== ====== ====== ====== > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Tidmarsh" <patricia@echonyc.com> > To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 9:15 AM > Subject: [Gen-Comp-Tips] OE - getting email without opening mail > > > > > > In Outlook Express is there a way to display email headings only, > > and not the without opening it? > > > > I thought there was a way to just see the headings without displaying the > email -- > > > > Can I possibly see just the headings without downloading the mail from my > > ISP at all. > > > > TIA > > > > Patricia > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list send a message to GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >