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OE is sending multiple copies of an email to each addressee
All of a sudden OE is sending multiple copies of an email to each addressee.
Sometimes up to 20 or so copies. At the same time even though the message has been sent, it does not move from the outbox to the Sent folder as before. I have to manually drag messages from Outbox to Sent mail folder. Can somebody please help me fix this. Dave |
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OE is sending multiple copies of an email to each addressee
Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving, and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 If still no joy: Do the following for the Outbox, and if the problem persists, repeat for Sent Items after you move any messages you wish to save to a local folder you create. Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer. In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Outbox.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE. General precautions for Outlook Express: Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible. After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often. Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed. Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Dave" wrote in message ... All of a sudden OE is sending multiple copies of an email to each addressee. Sometimes up to 20 or so copies. At the same time even though the message has been sent, it does not move from the outbox to the Sent folder as before. I have to manually drag messages from Outbox to Sent mail folder. Can somebody please help me fix this. Dave |
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OE is sending multiple copies of an email to each addressee
"Dave" wrote in message
... All of a sudden OE is sending multiple copies of an email to each addressee. Sometimes up to 20 or so copies. At the same time even though the message has been sent, it does not move from the outbox to the Sent folder as before. I have to manually drag messages from Outbox to Sent mail folder. Can somebody please help me fix this. Dave Are these messages with large attachments? -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM http://www.fjsmjs.com Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email. |
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