Why inbox/outbox

[dep825]

Why does Outlook set up as a default an InBox and Sent Items. This means
the user always has to jump between the In and the Sent to see an email
chain...this is a pain if you want to follow the whole chain
chronologically (yes I know I can do a search folder, but why?).

Why not just 1 unified mail box with a search folder that shows any
from me...(ie a Sent message)...all others would then be InBox emails.
Perhaps there is there a better field the search field could toggle on)

I recently had to assemble 50K in/out emails and found it easiest to
put them ALL in one single group...then I could follow an entire
conversation by date (using the Arrange By/Custom/Sort) rather than
first looking at the InBox messages and then the SentItems group.

Comments?

 

[Rebecca]

I know I'm about two months late joining this thread, but I don't understand
why there is a problem ! In the Inbox (or in the Sent folder) one can
normally see the whole chain of e-mails. I don't see any need to jump
between In Box and Sent folder to see an e-mail chain ......?????

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I know I'm about two months late joining this thread, but I don't understand
why there is a problem ! In the Inbox (or in the Sent folder) one can
normally see the whole chain of e-mails. I don't see any need to jump
between In Box and Sent folder to see an e-mail chain ......?????

Normally not true. If you and your correspondent keep the part replies
included in your message exchange, then you do have a history in each message,
but that's not what the original poster was referring to.