See replies by Bruce and Steve.

General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- *Empty Deleted Items folder daily*

- Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~PA Bear


WOLLAM wrote:
Outlook Express 6.0 and Windows XP 5.1 SP2

"PA Bear" wrote:

Windows version?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

WOLLAM wrote:
I accidently clicked "Empty Deleted Items" folder. Is there a way to
recover messages after this happens. Thanks to all in advance.