Thank you gentlemen.  The delete key works just fine.  I could have sworn
that I had tried that before.   :-|

Larry A.

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 7:34 AM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:

> Larry,
>
> You may wish to use "Outlook" to manage this account for you.
>
> I have a "Rule" which places all my Vanagon List e-mails into a separate
> Outlook folder, which I can sort, clean, make sub-folders regarding various
> repair topics etc.  A very efficient way to maximize the value of the great
> minds on this list, with efficiently locating information.
>
> Configuring Outlook 2003 or XP for Gmail POP3 Access
> Follow these steps to configure Gmail and Outlook account use:
> In the Outlook main menu, click Tools, then E-mail Accounts. This launches
> the E-mail Accounts wizard.
>
> Select Add a new e-mail account, then click Next.
>
> Select POP3, then click Next.
>
>
> Enter your Gmail account information here for Outlook 2003.
>
> Enter your name (as you want it to appear in the From field of messages)
> into the Your Name field.
>
> Enter your full Gmail email address, which is your username followed by
> "@gmail.com", in the E-mail Address field.
>
> Enter your Gmail username in the User Name field.
>
> Enter your Gmail password in the Password field.
>
> Enter "pop.gmail.com" in the Incoming mail server (POP3) field.
>
> Enter "smtp.gmail.com" in the Outgoing mail server (SMTP) field.
>
> Click More Settings to open the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box.
>
> Click the Outgoing Server tab.
>
> Set the My outgoing server requires authentication check box.
>
> Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
>
> Click the Advanced tab.
>
> Under Incoming server (POP3), set the This server requires an encrypted
> connection (SSL) check box.
>
> Under Outgoing server (SMTP), set the This server requires an encrypted
> connection (SSL) check box.
>
> Change the number in the Outgoing server (SMTP) field to 465, then click
> OK.
>
> Click Test Account Settings. After a moment you should see a message that
> says all tests were completed successfully. If not, go back to the start of
> this procedure and check your work.
>
> Once you see the success message, click Next then Finish.
> That's the last step in the procedure to configure Outlook for Gmail. Now
> you can use the CTRL-1 keyboard shortcut to go to the Mail view.
> Next press F9 to send and receive all mail. This downloads messages from
> Gmail. Seeing them in the Inbox will show that you were able to
> successfully
> configure Gmail as an Outlook email account.
>
> Jack R.
> 84 Westy Wolfie
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Larry Alofs
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:18 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: trimming replies in gmail
>
> I would like to do my part to reduce clutter in the archives by trimming
> out
> unneeded previous posts in a thread when I make a reply.
>  Since I've started using gmail, however, I can't figure out how to do
> this.  I can hilight the portion that I want to remove, but when I go to
> windows edit, the "cut" function is not active.
>  I can't find any gmail function that looks promising.  Can some
> knowledgeable gmail user tutor me a little?
>
> Thanks,
> Larry A.
>
>