Re: Multiple problems in OE newsgroups




"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23I$2Q00EGHA.2816@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> You have NAV installed: Is it part of NIS?
>
> General OE Caveats:
>
> - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
> folders created for this purpose.
>
> - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
>
> - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
> manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
> http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.
>
> - Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if
> Automatic Compacting is taking place (WinXP SP2 only).
>
> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
>
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
>
> Fourdogs wrote:
>> I use OE as a news reader *only* and have not set up a mail account in
>> OE. For mail, I use netscape 7.2. After using OE news for several
>> months without problems, suddenly I'm having multiple problems with
>> error messages. If I can even download messages in a group, (often it
>> says it can't connect to the server), when I try to post or reply, the
>> post seems to hang and send later with this error message; (The
>> beginning and ending quotes are mine.)
>>
>> "Some errors occurred while processing the requested tasks.
>> Please review the list of errors below for more details.
>>
>> Outlook Express could not post your message. Subject "Re: oops!".
>> Account:
>> "nntp.charter.net". Server: nntp.charter.net". Protocol:NNTP. Port: 119,
>> Secure(SSL)
>> No. Socket Error: 10060, Error Number; 0x800CCCOE"
>>
>>
>> . Sometimes it is hours later, or the next day, before the message
>> sends. If I close OE news, I can't open it again until the message
>> sends. I do not have it set to save sent messages in the sent folder.
>> If I do try to launch news again before the message sends, I get this
>> error message;
>>
>> "Outlook Express could not be started because another instance of it is
>> still running on your computer. Please log off of Windows
>> Outlook Express. If the problem persists, save your work, and then
>> restart your computer."
>>
>> When I shut down the computer, I have to wait while it trys to end
>> program. I always have to click "end now" to continue the shut down.
>>
>> Other times, when I click on a message ,after reading several, it will
>> say "finding host" and I get this one;
>>
>> Message could not be displayed
>> Outlook Express encountered an unexpected problem while displaying this
>> message. Check your computer for low memory or low disk space and try
>> again.
>>
>> As I only use OE for news, there are no messages in the "local"
>> folders. I have no messages to save, so I don't mind starting from the
>> beginning, if that's what it takes. I only have one identity, "main".
>> Any suggestions on how to get OE news working again will be much
>> appreciated. I am posting this from an *old* version of netscape
>> because it works best now. TIA.
>>
>> Windows XP SP2
>> OE 6.00.2900 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
>> 30 GB free disk space
>> 1024 MB ram
>> Charter Pipeline cable ISP
>


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