OL97: New Nickname Features in Outlook 8.02Last reviewed: January 19, 1998Article ID: Q169259 |
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.
SUMMARYThis article describes improvements in Microsoft Outlook 97 version 8.02, and how it caches friendly nicknames.
MORE INFORMATIONOutlook 97, version 8.02 improves control over the storage and usage of friendly nicknames used for name resolution. Improvements include the following features:
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder. The new cache method uses a file to store nicknames. The following registry key identifies the nickname file (the key is of value type STRING):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\ AutoNameCheck\NicknamePath = <full path to nickname file>The new cache size defaults to a 64 entry limit unless you specify another size in the following registry key (the key is of value type DWORD):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\ AutoNameCheck\MaxNicknames = <maximum number of entries> (defaults to 64 if key does not exist)You can turn the storage of a nickname list on or off without changing the automatic name check feature. If the following registry key is missing or set to zero, the nicknames feature is on. If the following registry key is set to 1, the nicknames feature is off (the key is of value type DWORD):
KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\ AutoNameCheck\NoNicknames = <0 or 1> REFERENCESFor information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.
Keywords : MsgAdd Version : WINDOWS:8.02,97 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbinfo |
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