I use Outlook Express for e-mail, but preview and delete many messages off
the Earthlink server using their webmail program. I have a new PC and even
though I delete an e-mail using webmail, the deleted e-mails still download
into Outlook Express when I open it. This does not happen on my other, older
PC's.

It is set up properly; the box in Tools-Accounts, etc. reading "Leave a copy
of messages on server" is not checked and never was.

Earthlink tells me that I am the only person that has reported this problem.


--
Tom Wilson

About the only way I can think of that this could happen is if you open
the list of messages in web mail, then before you delete them, OE does a
Send and Receive.

A variation on that would be if you are running some anti-spam software
that would be prefetching the messages which OE then gets from the
anti-spam software.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tom Wilson" wrote in message
...

I use Outlook Express for e-mail, but preview and delete many messages
off
the Earthlink server using their webmail program. I have a new PC and
even
though I delete an e-mail using webmail, the deleted e-mails still
download
into Outlook Express when I open it. This does not happen on my other,
older
PC's.

It is set up properly; the box in Tools-Accounts, etc. reading "Leave
a copy
of messages on server" is not checked and never was.

Earthlink tells me that I am the only person that has reported this
problem.


--
Tom Wilson

Thanks. I think that it is OE as I turned off this PC and used another one to
delete messages using the Earthlink webmail. Those messages did not download
when I booted this PC and opened OE.

I have McAfee Security Center installed, but have had the Spam Blocker
turned off since the installation.

But I still have a problem as I am fairly certain that OE is configured to
not leave deleted messages on the server and yet I'm still downlaoding the
deleted messages if this PC is turned on and connected by cable modem to the
internet.

Is there anything else to try? Could it be a problem with this installation
of OE?
--
Tom Wilson


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

About the only way I can think of that this could happen is if you open
the list of messages in web mail, then before you delete them, OE does a
Send and Receive.

A variation on that would be if you are running some anti-spam software
that would be prefetching the messages which OE then gets from the
anti-spam software.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tom Wilson" wrote in message
...

I use Outlook Express for e-mail, but preview and delete many messages
off
the Earthlink server using their webmail program. I have a new PC and
even
though I delete an e-mail using webmail, the deleted e-mails still
download
into Outlook Express when I open it. This does not happen on my other,
older
PC's.

It is set up properly; the box in Tools-Accounts, etc. reading "Leave
a copy
of messages on server" is not checked and never was.

Earthlink tells me that I am the only person that has reported this
problem.


--
Tom Wilson

It sounds like the server is not honoring the delete request right away.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Reply in newsgroup
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve
neither liberty or security"

"Tom Wilson" wrote in message
...
Thanks. I think that it is OE as I turned off this PC and used another one
to
delete messages using the Earthlink webmail. Those messages did not
download
when I booted this PC and opened OE.

I have McAfee Security Center installed, but have had the Spam Blocker
turned off since the installation.

But I still have a problem as I am fairly certain that OE is configured
to
not leave deleted messages on the server and yet I'm still downlaoding the
deleted messages if this PC is turned on and connected by cable modem to
the
internet.

Is there anything else to try? Could it be a problem with this
installation
of OE?

"Michael Santovec" wrote:

About the only way I can think of that this could happen is if you open
the list of messages in web mail, then before you delete them, OE does a
Send and Receive.

A variation on that would be if you are running some anti-spam software
that would be prefetching the messages which OE then gets from the
anti-spam software.

"Tom Wilson" wrote in message
...

I use Outlook Express for e-mail, but preview and delete many messages
off
the Earthlink server using their webmail program. I have a new PC and
even
though I delete an e-mail using webmail, the deleted e-mails still
download
into Outlook Express when I open it. This does not happen on my other,
older
PC's.

It is set up properly; the box in Tools-Accounts, etc. reading "Leave
a copy
of messages on server" is not checked and never was.

Earthlink tells me that I am the only person that has reported this
problem.

Try deleting the pop3uidl.dbx file (hidden). It will download the messages
once more, but then it should fix the problem. Maybe. G

steve

"Tom Wilson" wrote in message
...
Thanks. I think that it is OE as I turned off this PC and used another one
to
delete messages using the Earthlink webmail. Those messages did not
download
when I booted this PC and opened OE.

I have McAfee Security Center installed, but have had the Spam Blocker
turned off since the installation.

But I still have a problem as I am fairly certain that OE is configured
to
not leave deleted messages on the server and yet I'm still downlaoding the
deleted messages if this PC is turned on and connected by cable modem to
the
internet.

Is there anything else to try? Could it be a problem with this
installation
of OE?
--
Tom Wilson


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

About the only way I can think of that this could happen is if you open
the list of messages in web mail, then before you delete them, OE does a
Send and Receive.

A variation on that would be if you are running some anti-spam software
that would be prefetching the messages which OE then gets from the
anti-spam software.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tom Wilson" wrote in message
...

I use Outlook Express for e-mail, but preview and delete many messages
off
the Earthlink server using their webmail program. I have a new PC and
even
though I delete an e-mail using webmail, the deleted e-mails still
download
into Outlook Express when I open it. This does not happen on my other,
older
PC's.

It is set up properly; the box in Tools-Accounts, etc. reading "Leave
a copy
of messages on server" is not checked and never was.

Earthlink tells me that I am the only person that has reported this
problem.


--
Tom Wilson

For it to be an issue in OE, OE would have to download the message
before you deleted it via the web interface and then the message not get
deleted by OE.

It's up to the mail server as to what is available for download. All OE
does (or pretty much an POP3 mail client) is ask the server for a list
of available messages and then OE asks for the messages one at a time.

As Frank suggested, it might be an issue of the web interface. I've
seen some ISPs use a 3rd party web program that does IMAP access. This
adds another layer of software. And it may be that after you delete
messages via the web interface, there could be several minute of delay
before they actually get deleted on the mail server.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tom Wilson" wrote in message
...
Thanks. I think that it is OE as I turned off this PC and used another
one to
delete messages using the Earthlink webmail. Those messages did not
download
when I booted this PC and opened OE.

I have McAfee Security Center installed, but have had the Spam Blocker
turned off since the installation.

But I still have a problem as I am fairly certain that OE is
configured to
not leave deleted messages on the server and yet I'm still downlaoding
the
deleted messages if this PC is turned on and connected by cable modem
to the
internet.

Is there anything else to try? Could it be a problem with this
installation
of OE?
--
Tom Wilson


"Michael Santovec" wrote:

About the only way I can think of that this could happen is if you
open
the list of messages in web mail, then before you delete them, OE
does a
Send and Receive.

A variation on that would be if you are running some anti-spam
software
that would be prefetching the messages which OE then gets from the
anti-spam software.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Tom Wilson" wrote in message
...

I use Outlook Express for e-mail, but preview and delete many
messages
off
the Earthlink server using their webmail program. I have a new PC
and
even
though I delete an e-mail using webmail, the deleted e-mails still
download
into Outlook Express when I open it. This does not happen on my
other,
older
PC's.

It is set up properly; the box in Tools-Accounts, etc. reading
"Leave
a copy
of messages on server" is not checked and never was.

Earthlink tells me that I am the only person that has reported this
problem.


--
Tom Wilson