Re: muliple messages

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So If I follow you correctly, you are getting new messages, but you get duplicates of any
new message and after downloading them into OE, the web mail shows as empty.

In that case, McAfee Spamkiller looks like the culprit. I'm not familiar with how the
product interfaces. But if you disable it and the problem goes away, you know where the
problem lies.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"KaCi" <KaCi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B9DD4F25-9386-4AC6-B3F7-208F855350C7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The day this started happening, I deleted the POP3UIDL.DBX file and it got
> rid of the messages I had been recieving but I started getting multiples of
> any message after that, you mentioned spam, I have Mcafee Spamkiller, it lets
> me view the blocked mail and allows me to keep the ones that are good, I just
> checked my mail from my ISP's website and still showing empty.
>
> "Michael Santovec" wrote:
>
>> I'm not clear on your problem. If your ISP's web mail shows your Inbox as empty, there
>> should be nothing for Outlook Express to download. Or does your ISP's POP3 access also
>> download your Junk or Bulk or Spam folder? If so, then the problem could be a message
>> in
>> such a folder and you may need to empty that folder.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>>
>>
>> "KaCi" <KaCi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:B435B600-249D-4690-878B-017F5932CCF7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi,
>> > I have been having the same problem, but when I log in to my ISP's webmail,
>> > it shows that my inbox is empty, so what can I do?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > "Michael Santovec" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you never complete downloading all the existing e-mail messages from a POP3 mail
>> >> server, the next time it will start over from the beginning and send the messages
>> >> that
>> >> you
>> >> may already have. This is by design of the POP3 mail protocol. As a fail safe, the
>> >> server
>> >> always assumes on a lost connection that the mail client crashed and lost all
>> >> messages
>> >> from that download.
>> >>
>> >> Some possible causes of problems downloading mail messages:
>> >>
>> >> - You may have a very large message to download, or one that is causing problems for
>> >> your
>> >> mail program. You may be able to use Telnet to look at your server mail box and
>> >> optionally get rid of any problem message. You can find these Telnet instructions
>> >> at
>> >> http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/pop3telnet.htm
>> >> Or your mail service may offer a web interface that would allow you to delete the
>> >> problem
>> >> message. If not, you might be able to use http://www.mailstart.com for this
>> >> function
>> >> (if
>> >> your ISP allows outside access to their POP3 mail server).
>> >>
>> >> - The POP3UIDL.DAT (IMN or OE4) or POP3UIDL.DBX (OE5+) file may be corrupted. This
>> >> is
>> >> used to track previously downloaded messages when you leave messages on a POP3
>> >> server
>> >> (Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced). However, the file gets updated even
>> >> if
>> >> you
>> >> aren't leaving messages on the server. Delete the file with Outlook Express or
>> >> Internet
>> >> Mail closed. (On Win2000 you need enable the display of Hidden or System files in
>> >> the
>> >> folder options and XP you need to use the advanced options to find Hidden or System
>> >> files.) The next time all mail on the server will be downloaded. But after that
>> >> the
>> >> file
>> >> should function correctly again.
>> >>
>> >> - The POP3 mail server is having problems.
>> >>
>> >> - Anti-virus program scanning e-mail as it downloads. Increasing the Server Timeout
>> >> at
>> >> Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced might help. Or you may need to disable
>> >> the
>> >> anti-virus software from scanning e-mail.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "daz" <daz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:F68FD44E-90DB-4F0A-BD26-4D3C3852FA33@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >i wonder if anyone could help me when i recieced some emails from ebay
>> >> > customers yesterday i read them but now i keep getting them 7 times and when
>> >> > ive deleted them i get them all again please help as iam not getting anythind
>> >> > else apart from these thank you Daz
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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