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

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From: jtynes (jtynes_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:48:03 -0800

No. No. Let me run down the setup again more explicitly. Both machines are
running XP Pro with SP2 and we are running the latest versions of Outlook
Express. One machine is an ICS Host, the other the client through a Linksys
router, that in this instance is merely serving as a hub. The mail servers
are hosted externally from this setup with a company called Addr.

And as noted below, two accounts that have been set up on Addr are mail
accounts in Outlook Express on each machine. The difference is that the host
ICS machine works in downloading email, the client does not. And it appears
that the real problem for some reason is that the email for both these
accounts is left on the server.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> 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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