"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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Running OE 6, with Win XP Pro, SP2, all updates. Assume (correctly) for
the moment that I observe ***all*** precautionary measures you've ever
heard of with regard to keeping data safe in OE.

Symptom: Every couple of months, I'll click on one newsgroup (never the
same one - no pattern I can discern) and OE will crash. If I restart, and
avoid checking that newsgroup, it'll run fine. The only fix is to delete
folders.dbx, but of course, that results in my having to drag all my
email subfolders back into place.

Is this just something we have to live with?


This can be caused by an anti-spam program or an anti-virus set to scan
email.


That's been shut off for the last two years. As I mentioned, all precautions
normally posted in response to this question have already been taken.