Re: Outlook Express Problem...
From: Ron Sommer (rsommer_at_nospam.ktis.net)
Date: 03/03/04
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-- Ron Sommer "Jon" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5ac601c40091$93631a60$a001280a@phx.gbl... > Frank, could you elaborate on the cause of the problem > that you gave the workaround to and what, if any, > solution there is to avoid having to use the workaround? > > I encounter this problem also, several times per week. OE > will just hang trying to retrieve a message. I also have > to use Browser access to the server to Delete the message > causing the problem. The message is inevitably SPAM with > a garbage Subject Line... I have to use Task Manager to > kill the msismn.exe (I think that's it... not a my home > machine right now) process and then when I restart OE > it'll retrieve the remaining messages. > > It's really pretty annoying to have to use the browser > based interface to delete these eMails and often they'll > be 200-500 eMails backed up that I then have to wait to > retrieve. Is this a known bug and is there a patch to OE > that addresses not being able to retrieve eMails with > funky Subject's? > > Thanks in advance, > Jon > > >-----Original Message----- > >If there is a Web interface to your mail server use that > to delete message > >8> Otherwise one of these: > >POP3 Scan Email (freeware): > >http://www.kempston.freeserve.co.uk/smb/ > >Magic Mail Monitor (freeware): > >http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/2576/magic.h > tml > >or > >http://www.vicnet.net.au/help/windows/magicmail/ > > > >-- > >Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE > >Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email > >http://www.fjsmjs.com > >Protect your PC > >http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ > > > > > >"Brad" <ELWAYO7@MCHSI.COM> wrote in message > >news:NCQ0c.434165$I06.4906245@attbi_s01... > >> Hello, I have been using Outlook Express with my cable > internet for a > >> while > >> now and this is the 1st time I've had this problem. > It started out that I > >> went to check my e-mail, like normal, and the first 7 > messages loaded > >> fine, > >> then the 8th wouldn't and still won't load. It > says "Receiving mail...", > >> and the 8th message just won't go. It has happened > before, but then it > >> says, there has been a possible virus found, or > whatever, and I just > >> disable > >> the virusscan, get the mail, then enable it again, and > it works perfectly > >> fine. But, I tried that this time, and no luck. > Anybody else had a > >> problem > >> like this? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. > >> > >> > > > >. > >
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