Re: incoming mail

From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.0rg)
Date: 09/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:47:30 -0700

Email scanning is a waste of time. Even Norton used to publicly admit this
on their website (they have now removed the info) and it was installed only
because it made users "feel good." It does nothing but waste CPU cycles,
causes timeout errors with mail servers and causes other problems for mail
users, some of which are outlined in the link below.

Ad-aware only runs when you request it to do so. It is not a problem with
sending or receiving mail.

813514 - OL: Error 0x800ccc0d or 0x800ccc0f When Receiving and Sending
E-Mail:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514 

-- 
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
Please reply only to newsgroup.
"linda" <lford33@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:019201c499cb$f39a4100$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I've deleted the file and turned off norton e-mail
> scanning. So I don't ever have to scan my e-mail with
> norton? I have ad-aware 6, do I turn that off too???
> I'll see what's happening when I'm back from work. Thank
> you so much for helping me with this :)
> Linda
>>-----Original Message-----
>>If you've moved the messages you wish to save from the
> Inbox, then you can
>>safely delete it with Outlook Express closed.  When you
> reopen Outlook
>>Express, it will create a new, empty and uncorrupted
> Inbox for you.
>>Hopefully, that will fix the problem.  If not, post back
> with the complete
>>text of any error message you may get.
>>
>>You might also, for purposes of testing, make sure that
> your antivirus
>>program is not set to scan incoming email and that any
> spam protector
>>program you have installed is also shut down.  Email
> scanning leads to a
>>host of errors, often causing timeouts and disconnections
> from the mail
>>server.  Additionally it provides not a bit of added
> protection since your
>>antivirus program will warn you and prevent you from ever
> opening an
>>infected file.
>>-- 
>>Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
>>Please reply only to newsgroup.
>>
>>
>>"linda" <lford33@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:008001c499bd$06da6060$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> In the search I came up with one file,
>>> Inbox.dbx in folder C\Windows\Application
>>> Data\Identities\{66308FCE-0639-ADA7-AED3-9700A8CD8D9Z}
>>> \Microsoft\Outlook Express.
>>>
>>> Thanks for explaining in a way I can understand.
>>> Linda
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Move the messages you wish to save from the Inbox to
>>> another folder for
>>>>archival purposes.  Then close Outlook Express, and do a
>>> file search for
>>>>"Inbo*.dbx" without the quotes.  The wild card [*] will
>>> determine if you
>>>>have multiple Inbox.dbx files, some of which may have a
>>> number appended,
>>>>i.e., Inbox(1).dbx, Inbox(2).dbx, etc.  Note the
> location
>>> of the files (the
>>>>folder containing them), and post back.  Once you've
>>> moved the messages, the
>>>>usual fix for corruption is to just delete the
> Inbox.dbx,
>>> but let's see if
>>>>you have a history of prior corruption.  Good luck.
>>>>-- 
>>>>Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
>>>>Please reply only to newsgroup.
>>
>>.
>>

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