[Spambayes] Spambayes trashes PST file links in OuchLook

[Coe, Bob]

> From: spambayes-bounces at python.org 
> [mailto:spambayes-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of Coe, Bob
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 4:49 PM
> To: cncole at earthlink.net
> Cc: spambayes at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Spambayes] Spambayes trashes PST file links in OuchLook
> 
> I was unaware of this discussion until now, but I've seen the 
> problem Chuck describes or one very similar to it. I think, 
> in fact, that it happened to me on two different occasions. 
> And when it did, it took a lonnnnng time to get cured. 
> Unfortunately, I've forgotten how I finally cured it or 
> whether it just went away finally. I did split one large .pst 
> file in two in the hope of preventing a recurrence. In any 
> event, it hasn't happened lately (i.e., for at least a year 
> and maybe two).
> 
> At the time, I didn't think my problem was related to 
> Spambayes, but conceivably it was. If I remember more about 
> it (or, God forbid, it happens to me again), I'll post a message.
> 
> Bob

I now think I recall that the solution is to substitute a new "Outlook
profile"; indeed, there may even be a Microsoft paper dealing with the
issue. (N.B.: A user's Outlook profile is not the same as his Windows
roaming profile or any of the other profiles one commonly sees
mentioned. At least pre-Vista, "profile" is the most overloaded word in
the Microsoft argot.) Creating a new Outlook profile (and persuading
Outlook to use it) is not exactly trivial, and a discussion of how to do
it (even if I thought I could explain it adequately) is beyond the scope
of this mailing list. But I'm almost certain that there *is* a Microsoft
paper that describes how to do that.

Assuming I'm remembering correctly, note that the solution is
independent of whether Spambayes had a role in creating the probem.

Bob