Re: Re-downloading messages left on server

From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 10:56:05 -0600

"Biff Hitler" <uce@ftc.gov> wrote in message
news:eNA%230Gw0EHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl
> Outlook Express has recently changed its behavior.
>
> I have checked the "leave messages on server" option on the advanced
> tab of the "Options > Accounts" dialog. Until very recently, that
> worked just fine. I also opted to delete messages from the server
> after they had been deleted from my Outlook Express inbox.
>
> I haven't changed anything, but I have updated using Windows Update
> to keep security things up to snuff, even though this runs in
> Win98SE. (Old, spare computer).
>
> Now, however, when I check messages after reading and deleting
> unwanting messages, Outlook Express downloads duplicates of all the
> messages it left on the server last time. It didn't used to do that.
>
> I can't find anything written about this situation. Can anyone
> suggest anything?
>
> Thanks.

This happens when for some reason OE did not finish downloading the
messages. If your mail server has a Web interface, use that to delete the
message after the one that is just after the ones that get downloaded. For
some reason OE can't download that message. 

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