previously read mail kept on regenerating itself

A few emails (not spams, but legit emails) kept on re-generating itself
periodically as new incoming mail in my POP account in OE6. I usually need
to delete 50 of them at the end of the day. It looks like a virus has
randomly picked some email and try to regenerate it. Norton doesn't detect
it. Any resolution?

A rather passive approach is to filter those emails (matching From, Subject
and Date). It doesn't really remove the infection. Sigh

thx,
-wen

ToolsAccountsMailPropertiesAdvanced. Uncheck: Leave a copy of
messages on the server.

Also, Hotmail like to pole for messages twice. Go to:
ToolsOptionsGeneral tab. Uncheck either: When starting, go directly
to my Inbox folder or, Send and receive messages at startup.
--
Bruce Hagen
~IB-CA~


"wendi" wrote in message
...
A few emails (not spams, but legit emails) kept on re-generating
itself
periodically as new incoming mail in my POP account in OE6. I
usually need
to delete 50 of them at the end of the day. It looks like a virus
has
randomly picked some email and try to regenerate it. Norton
doesn't detect
it. Any resolution?

A rather passive approach is to filter those emails (matching From,
Subject
and Date). It doesn't really remove the infection. Sigh

thx,
-wen

I'm downloading yahoo mail through POP3 in OE. I don't leave anything on
the yahoo mail server. For some reason, everytime mails are downloaded from
yahoo, it always download these 3 previously read and deleted emails even if
the yahoo mail server is empty.

I also tried deleting POP3UIDL.dbx, but that didn't do anything.

-wen


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
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_san...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


"wendi" wrote in message
...
A few emails (not spams, but legit emails) kept on re-generating itself
periodically as new incoming mail in my POP account in OE6. I usually
need
to delete 50 of them at the end of the day. It looks like a virus has
randomly picked some email and try to regenerate it. Norton doesn't
detect
it. Any resolution?

A rather passive approach is to filter those emails (matching From,
Subject
and Date). It doesn't really remove the infection. Sigh

thx,
-wen

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_san...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


"wendi" wrote in message
...
A few emails (not spams, but legit emails) kept on re-generating itself
periodically as new incoming mail in my POP account in OE6. I usually need
to delete 50 of them at the end of the day. It looks like a virus has
randomly picked some email and try to regenerate it. Norton doesn't detect
it. Any resolution?

A rather passive approach is to filter those emails (matching From, Subject
and Date). It doesn't really remove the infection. Sigh

thx,
-wen

If they are not on the mail server, then there is no way for OE to download them.

Are you seeing them download via the download dialog (the download count includes these 3
messages)? If so, check that both the Inbox folder and BULK folder on the Yahoo web site
are empty. There's an option on the Yahoo web site as to whether or not the Bulk folder
should download.

If the messages just appear after download without them showing as downloading, then the
issue may be a corrupted Inbox folder.

If messages are still accessible in the Inbox folder, do the following:
- Create a new mail folder (e.g. Mytemp)
- Copy (not Move) the existing Inbox messages to the new mail folder (Mytemp)
- Close Outlook Express
- Locate the files Inbox.mbx and Inbox.idx (OE4) or Inbox.dbx (OE5+) in the mail directory
and delete them. You can use Start, Find (or Search), Files or Folders, Inbox.??x to find
them. 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.
- Open Outlook Express again.
- It will create a new empty Inbox. Copy the messages back from the Mytemp folder. You
can now delete the Mytemp folder.


--

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


"wendi" wrote in message
...
I'm downloading yahoo mail through POP3 in OE. I don't leave anything on
the yahoo mail server. For some reason, everytime mails are downloaded from
yahoo, it always download these 3 previously read and deleted emails even if
the yahoo mail server is empty.

I also tried deleting POP3UIDL.dbx, but that didn't do anything.

-wen


"Michael Santovec" wrote in message
...
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_san...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


"wendi" wrote in message
...
A few emails (not spams, but legit emails) kept on re-generating itself
periodically as new incoming mail in my POP account in OE6. I usually
need
to delete 50 of them at the end of the day. It looks like a virus has
randomly picked some email and try to regenerate it. Norton doesn't
detect
it. Any resolution?

A rather passive approach is to filter those emails (matching From,
Subject
and Date). It doesn't really remove the infection. Sigh

thx,
-wen