Put a Task List in the To: field of an email

[mindful_learner]

Hi All,

I recently discovered to my delight that you can email directly to a
Public Folder. You create a Contact for the Public Folder and then
use this in the To: field of your mail (e.g.
(e-mail address removed)).

I would now like to know if it is possible to do the same for Tasks.
I am unable to find a method for making a contact for a Task List, so
I suspect this can't be done (for PUblic Folders, there is a 'Make
Contact' button in the folder's Properties dialogue). I'm hoping I'm
wrong....anyone know how I might do this?

Kind regards,
Mindful

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You can mail enable a Public folder so it can receive emails; tasks aren't
emails.

You can however send somebody a Task Request which, once accepted, will be
but in the Tasks folder of the receiver.

 

[mindful_learner]

You can mail enable a Public folder so it can receive emails; tasks aren't
emails.

You can however send somebody a Task Request which, once accepted, will be
but in the Tasks folder of the receiver.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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Hi All,

I recently discovered to my delight that you can email directly to a
Public Folder. You create a Contact for the Public Folder and then
use this in the To: field of your mail (e.g.
(e-mail address removed)).

I would now like to know if it is possible to do the same for Tasks.
I am unable to find a method for making a contact for a Task List, so
I suspect this can't be done (for PUblic Folders, there is a 'Make
Contact' button in the folder's Properties dialogue). I'm hoping I'm
wrong....anyone know how I might do this?

Kind regards,
Mindful- Hide quoted text -

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Thanks Robert, I'm aware of this. However, not quite what I'm looking
for. Also, the 'mail someone a task' is the most hated Outlook
feature I've ever come across. There is something really hateful and
depersonalised about mailing somebody a task. I once had the joy of
hearing a work colleague telling my boss to 'mail the task up his
ass', which I think nicely summed up the sentiment ;0)

Thanks,
Mindful

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Haha, so why are you looking for that option then on a Task folder? ;-)

IMHO it would depend on how you send the task. If it is just the Task I
wouldn't be happy either. But if you just type your (proper) mail in the
body of the Task Request I wouldn't mind and it certainly has more benefits
over sending a flagged message. Those are actually way more annoying ;-)

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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You can mail enable a Public folder so it can receive emails; tasks
aren't
emails.

You can however send somebody a Task Request which, once accepted, will
be
but in the Tasks folder of the receiver.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

-----

Hi All,

I recently discovered to my delight that you can email directly to a
Public Folder. You create a Contact for the Public Folder and then
use this in the To: field of your mail (e.g.
(e-mail address removed)).

I would now like to know if it is possible to do the same for Tasks.
I am unable to find a method for making a contact for a Task List, so
I suspect this can't be done (for PUblic Folders, there is a 'Make
Contact' button in the folder's Properties dialogue). I'm hoping I'm
wrong....anyone know how I might do this?

Kind regards,
Mindful- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks Robert, I'm aware of this. However, not quite what I'm looking
for. Also, the 'mail someone a task' is the most hated Outlook
feature I've ever come across. There is something really hateful and
depersonalised about mailing somebody a task. I once had the joy of
hearing a work colleague telling my boss to 'mail the task up his
ass', which I think nicely summed up the sentiment ;0)

Thanks,
Mindful