After disabling email scanning, remove your account, close and reopen OE,
and then add it back again.

steve

"Didi" wrote in message
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ok, done all that still won't send!!

"Michael Santovec" wrote:

Check in OE at Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced. If the
Break Apart option is checked, uncheck it.

If you have an anti-virus program scanning outgoing mail, disable that
option.

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


"Didi" wrote in message
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Trying to forward an email with attachment (jpg.1.35mb) this is the
error I
receive from MAILER-DAEMON: Remote host said: 550-X-Mime-Error.Serious
MIME
defect detected. No good to me! I haven't got a clue what there on
about!!
Any ideas please & another question: if I were to reinstall Outlook
Express
do I have to back up my original emails & where to? I have XP home.
Many
thanks.