Re: OE gets stuck D/L same message each time

From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/25/04


Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:19:53 -0500

You said it gets stuck on the same message every time, so if it's, say, the
fourth message you can telnet to the server and delete it:
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/pop3telnet.htm.

I have no idea why it's happening.

-- 
~PA Bear
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
> It is almost impossible to do because it is usually spam
> and the time it is sent isn't always accurate and so the
> order it gets downloaded into my outlook express isn't
> the same order it is listed on the server.
>
> Also, this is very inconvenient even if I could.  Can you
> please tell me why this is happening?
>
> Thanks for all your help
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Go to the mail account's online page and delete the offending message
>> from the queue.
>> --
>> HTH - Please Reply to This Thread
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP
>>
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>> Jeff G wrote:
>>> About once a day, my Outlook Express gets stuck trying to
>>> download messages off my POP3 server.  It gets stuck on
>>> the same message each time and the all the other messages
>>> behind it are inaccessible.  OE eventually times out.
>>>
>>> I have disabled my MacAfee virus scan and removed all
>>> message rules and block senders but the problem still
>>> exists.  I am able to download all the messages fine on
>>> the computer next to me.
>>>
>>> Can anyone please tell me what I can do to solve this
>>> very annoying problem?
>>
>> .


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