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

From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:24:40 -0500

The Mail Server resides on the ICS host machine, not externally? And in
essence the host machine polls itself for mail? Has this configuration
*ever* worked? 

-- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
jtynes wrote:
> 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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