I don't know if it is the cause of your current issue, but no spam program
works well with OE and Trend Micro is one of the worst. Likewise with
Norton. No one here would consider using anything made by Norton or McAfee,
and regardless of what you use, always turn off e-mail scanning.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"jrsyangl" wrote in message
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Yes, it is very strange. I can not send mail out and the News Server does
not update, but somehow mail does slip in. I use Trend Micro-Antispam and
Norton email virus scanning, but turning them off does not seem to make a
difference. I will try your suggestion, but I wonder if that will help to
get the Folders folder compacted.

Lou

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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I don't see how that is possible, but go to Tools | Options | General and
uncheck: Check for messages every xx minutes and then try to compact.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"jrsyangl" wrote in message
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I am trying to Compact All Folders, and so I set FileWork Offline as
recommended. But I still get mail and, during compaction, get a message
that the Folders folder is being used. The Icon in the lower right says
"Working Offline" How come? I'm using OE6, XP SP2. Any suggestions would
be appreciated.