Always reply to your original thread, please.

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

- Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to
close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting
is taking place.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.org/


Bill wrote:
Hi All,

Sorted out OE in line the advice and links given in this forum. At present
only downloading NG headers while I get my head round what I used to
subscribe to. I have gone off line and compacted all folders.

As I said all is working except the bit that says 'task x of y completed'
is
very very slow, to the extent that task manager says that OE has stopped
responding, even though it hasn't. All eventually completes but takes
ages.

Fact is that OE is now 'lighter' than it ever was so I'm at a bit of a
loss.
Can anyone help please?

Ta.
Bill.