possible suggestion for Outlook (Tools \ Account Settings \ E-mail)

17 Feb 2009 1:42 PM

Dave Horne

It would be great if there were an additional 'window' in the Internet
e-mail setting (under Tools \ Accounts).

In this additional window one could write a suggestion for the password for
the account in question.

Just now I went to check on an e-mail account that gets very little traffic
and needed that password to log into another area of that specific provider.
The only additional information I could discern was the number of characters
in that specific password. It would have been great if there were an
additional space where I could have entered a clue. Keeping a separate
document where I enter that information leads on occasion to that password
list being not to date.

I also realize that Outlook is pretty bloated at this point and I don't mean
that as a criticism. Just about everything I can think of is already
included in Outlook.

Just passing this on. DH

17 Feb 2009 2:00 PM

Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]

"Dave Horne" <daveho***@home.nl> wrote in message
news:eNbZtWQkJHA.504@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Just now I went to check on an e-mail account that gets very little
> traffic and needed that password to log into another area of that specific
> provider. The only additional information I could discern was the number
> of characters in that specific password. It would have been great if
> there were an additional space where I could have entered a clue. Keeping
> a separate document where I enter that information leads on occasion to
> that password list being not to date.

There are so many protected password filing programs (programs into which
you can enter passwords for safe-keeping and easy recall) and password
showing programs (that display what's under those asterisks) available free
for downloading that it would be pointless to include it in Outlook.
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2Bfree+%2Bpassword+%2Brecovery>

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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

17 Feb 2009 2:25 PM

Dave Horne

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"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" <tillman1***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Dave Horne" <daveho***@home.nl> wrote in message
> news:eNbZtWQkJHA.504@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>
>> Just now I went to check on an e-mail account that gets very little
>> traffic and needed that password to log into another area of that
>> specific provider. The only additional information I could discern was
>> the number of characters in that specific password. It would have been
>> great if there were an additional space where I could have entered a
>> clue. Keeping a separate document where I enter that information leads
>> on occasion to that password list being not to date.
>
> There are so many protected password filing programs (programs into which
> you can enter passwords for safe-keeping and easy recall) and password
> showing programs (that display what's under those asterisks) available
> free for downloading that it would be pointless to include it in Outlook.
> <http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2Bfree+%2Bpassword+%2Brecovery>
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Brian, thanks for the link!

Actually what I would have liked to have seen in Outlook is a simple
additional text area where I could enter a simple clue for the password, ...
but I do see your point. Thanks, DH

17 Feb 2009 7:40 PM

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

My outlook has a place I can write passwords or password hints... its called
"Notes". I have one notes folder specifically for this type of information.

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"Dave Horne" <daveho***@home.nl> wrote in message
news:eNbZtWQkJHA.504@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> It would be great if there were an additional 'window' in the Internet
> e-mail setting (under Tools \ Accounts).
>
> In this additional window one could write a suggestion for the password
> for the account in question.
>
> Just now I went to check on an e-mail account that gets very little
> traffic and needed that password to log into another area of that specific
> provider. The only additional information I could discern was the number
> of characters in that specific password. It would have been great if
> there were an additional space where I could have entered a clue. Keeping
> a separate document where I enter that information leads on occasion to
> that password list being not to date.
>
> I also realize that Outlook is pretty bloated at this point and I don't
> mean that as a criticism. Just about everything I can think of is already
> included in Outlook.
>
> Just passing this on. DH
>