Re: ICS client and Outlook Express: Unable to download messages ke

From: jtynes (jtynes_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:15:01 -0800

No. Actually they are all part of my website. I've set up half a dozen or so
for various purposes. My wife uses Gmail to pull her pop mail so she can read
it on the web in one interface. She just selected to leave that pop3 on the
server so she can later pull it down at home.

But again, no, the email accounts in question are not from Gmail. But they
are all from one server.

But that server is working fine on the host ICS computer.

In other words, on the client ICS computer the account will open, be
identified as to the number of emails to download and begin downloading. But
no mail will ever come down. It will sit for a bit looking like it is
downloading with the progress meter barely moving (showing maybe a bar or
two). Then after five minutes or so it times out with an error message
without ever downloading a single email.

Back on the Host ICS computer that exact same email account, same server,
same everything except being a Host vs. Client ICS, will download and act
just fine.

Again, as far as I can tell, the root of this is that the emails remain on
the server. If they do not they come down fine.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Are all accounts in question Gmail accounts?
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
>
> jtynes wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm finding it impossible to get my Outlook Express to download a specific
> > server's emails. I've tried some solutions here, including deletion of the
> > file inside the store folder that keeps tabs on what's new on the server
> > and what's been downloaded.
> >
> > To sum up the problem: I have two computers on a hub. One is a client for
> > ICS from the other. There is an email account shared between my wife and
> > me. On the ICS host that account downloads just fine.
> >
> > BUT: In the account preferences for both computers, "leave copy on server"
> > for X days is selected. I think this is a key to the issue and why I
> > thought deleting the file in the store that keeps track of this would
> > solve it.
> >
> > So the client ICS computer will not download emails from a working server.
> > That server delivers emails just fine to the host ICS machine. Both the
> > host and client are accessing the same account and have selected to both
> > keep messages on the server.
> >
> > I think this is the key. I've tried various fixes and had no success, but
> > I had one step backwards that highlighted this. On the client ICS I have
> > another email account that I was going to share. This account worked fine
> > and it downloads email from the same server that is giving troubles here.
> >
> > It worked fine UNTIL I selected "keep a copy on server". Now it will not
> > download emails from the server on the ICS client computer. Again, the
> > host ICS does just fine.
> >
> > Strangely another email program connected to this account will download
> > and bookmark without any difficulties.
> >
> > I must note as well that "keep a copy on server" is not necessarily chosen
> > in IE. On one of these accounts it is checked outside (actually on Gmail).
> > AND only the client ICS computer refuses to download them. The host ICS
> > works just fine for the exact same account.
> >
> > Any ideas on what on earth is going on here? I think this "keep on server"
> > is the root of the problem but I'm not sure how or why.
> >
> > Thanks for any input.
> >
> > ~Jeff
>
>

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