Those using Outlook 2000, 2003, or 2007, know that the nickname file seems to "forget" addresses at random. A bit of an outdated component, now that Office 2010 and newer utilize Suggested Contacts, but the issue remains. Why does Outlook not remembering email addresses that I send to?
Diane Poremsky over at SlipStick.com has a suggestion: Outlook clears lesser-used addresses from the nickname file. The limit she quotes was 1000 remembered address for Outlook 2000 and 2003, or 2000 remembered address for Outlook 2007. This means that as you send to new email addresses, they will automatically replace addresses that are not as often used.
I haven't seen this information repeated anywhere else, but it makes sense. Especially since the nickname file never grows very large (I've never seen one larger than 2MB).
At the very least, it is a better explanation than "I don't know why the auto-complete addresses keep disappearing from your Outlook!".
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