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Jim - 02 Mar 2006 21:58 GMT

Thanks anyone that might be able to help:

I have Office 2003, with XP Pro.

Presently, if I reply, or forward an email that I received with an
attachment, the attcahment doesn't stay with the message. Is there a setting
that I can change that will allow me to reply or forward and keep the
original attachments attached?

I have received messages from others (either replies or forwards) that have
the original attcahment still with the message, so there must be some way to
do it.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

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Brian Tillman - 03 Mar 2006 18:12 GMT

> Presently, if I reply, or forward an email that I received with an
> attachment, the attcahment doesn't stay with the message. Is there a
> setting that I can change that will allow me to reply or forward and
> keep the original attachments attached?

Replies won't have the attachment. Forwards will.

> I have received messages from others (either replies or forwards)
> that have the original attcahment still with the message, so there
> must be some way to do it.

Sure. Reattach the attachment by dragging it from the original message to
the reply. However, the person or people to whom you are replying already
have the attachment. Why would you want to send it again?

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Jim - 03 Mar 2006 20:54 GMT

Brian:

Thanks for the reply.

You're correct (my error) that forwards do maintain the attachment.

However, in the case of a reply, the reason I want to keep the attachment
with the reply, is because I only have to save the most recent email in the
string. If an original email (with an attachment) generates numerous replies
back and forth, I only have to save the most recent message, and I have all
the previous messages (listed by string in the message body) with the
original attachment in one file.

I understand you're message to drag the attachment from the original message
to the reply, I was just hoping that there was a setting in Outlook that
would tell Outlook to automatically keep the attachment with the reply. Am I
correct then that this option doesn't exist?

Thanks again.

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> > Presently, if I reply, or forward an email that I received with an
> > attachment, the attcahment doesn't stay with the message. Is there a
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> the reply. However, the person or people to whom you are replying already
> have the attachment. Why would you want to send it again?

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Brian Tillman - 05 Mar 2006 22:25 GMT

> I understand you're message to drag the attachment from the original
> message to the reply, I was just hoping that there was a setting in
> Outlook that would tell Outlook to automatically keep the attachment
> with the reply. Am I correct then that this option doesn't exist?

That is correct. The option doesn't exist.

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Bill - 06 Mar 2006 20:50 GMT

It really isn't a matter of the sender having the original file. Often I
receive a file that was sent to several users for review and comment. I edit
the file and want to "reply to all" so all see the commented file. That is
why an attach on reply option would be good. Using "forward" makes me
reselect addresses. I will try the drag and drop option. A good work around
at least. Thanks

> > I understand you're message to drag the attachment from the original
> > message to the reply, I was just hoping that there was a setting in
> > Outlook that would tell Outlook to automatically keep the attachment
> > with the reply. Am I correct then that this option doesn't exist?
>
> That is correct. The option doesn't exist.

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Brian Tillman - 06 Mar 2006 21:04 GMT

> It really isn't a matter of the sender having the original file.
> Often I receive a file that was sent to several users for review and
> comment. I edit the file and want to "reply to all" so all see the
> commented file.

Then you should be saving the original to disk, making your changes there,
and reattaching when you reply. The changes you make without first saving
to disk are easily lost and may, in fact, not be in the attachment in the
message.

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Bill - 06 Mar 2006 21:41 GMT

I would like to think that Microsoft Outlook is more stable than you propose.
I do this all the time forwarding messages back to the sender without any
problems of lost information, but I am speaking of comments and minor
revisions here. Not a major rewrite of the original attachment. Anything
major is of course edited offline. Thanks for the advice.

> > It really isn't a matter of the sender having the original file.
> > Often I receive a file that was sent to several users for review and
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> to disk are easily lost and may, in fact, not be in the attachment in the
> message.

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Brian Tillman - 07 Mar 2006 16:31 GMT

> I would like to think that Microsoft Outlook is more stable than you
> propose.

Try reading this newsgroup for a while. It may change your opinion.

> I do this all the time forwarding messages back to the
> sender without any problems of lost information, but I am speaking of
> comments and minor revisions here. Not a major rewrite of the
> original attachment. Anything major is of course edited offline.

Do what you want.

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