You're welcome. Make sure you are /not/ using e-mail scanning.

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Shodobe" wrote in message
...
I tried it and it worked! Thanks I knew it had to be something simple

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If you just drag the offending message out, go back to Work Online and
then
click Send/Receive, the rest should go. (If that is what you want).
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Shodobe" wrote in message
...
So this will get rid of emails that are being sent?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Outlook or Outlook Express? If OE, File | Work Offline and drag the
offending message from the Outbox to Drafts and do what you gotta do
with
it.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Shodobe" wrote in message
...
Is there a way to stop an email in the middle of sending? I can hit
the
stop
button but when I get into Outlook again it starts the emails all
over
again.
I found out the file was way to big and wanted to stop it and break
the
files
down to make them smaller.