I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from webmail to OE.
Is there any way to rectify this?
Cheers.

Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your Hotmail Sent
Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?

Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open OE to your
Hotmail Inbox?

Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from webmail to
OE. Is there any way to rectify this?
Cheers.

Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your Hotmail Sent
Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?

Yes.


Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open OE to
your Hotmail Inbox?


Yes there seems to be no problem with downloading the Inbox. Indeed I wish I
could stop the download deluge every time I reinstall xp and recofigure OE
(files become doubled, for one thing; I want only the saved .dbx files to be
configured, as in these I have deleted spam) while keeping them safe on my
server.


Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?

No, I have had this pattern for years. Even stranger is that even when I
save the .dbx files, whether by OE Quick Backup or, as I recall, by other
means, there's always a group of mails covering a period, always just before
the time of the backup, that are not saved. On this occasion there were many
months of Sent Items files that I was saving, and no large periods between
occasions when I have sent messages either by Hotmail or the other account
(UK2) I have on OE (in fact I have been using both a great deal recently).
But the Hotmail backup for some reason didn't save the last 2 weeks' worth
of sent items and the UK2 didn't save the last three days of sent items. The
messages were definitely recorded in OE before the backup, though.
Cheers.


--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from webmail to
OE. Is there any way to rectify this?
Cheers.

1. Understand that what you see in your Hotmail folders in OE only mirrors
what's on the server, so it's not necessary to back-up any of your OE's
Hotmail folders. The server is your backup.

...files become doubled

2. See http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#dupes

...every time I reinstall xp

I suppose we could ask why you keep finding it necessary to reinstall WinXP,
but...

3. Your current Identity is probably damaged, especially if its the default
Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named Identity
(File Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well, (1) compact
all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the old identity
into the new one [Don't bother with any Hotmail folders; see #1 above], and
then (3) delete the old one (File Identities Manage Identities).

To avoid such corruption in futu

- 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 [N/A 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 attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown
your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place.

- WinXP SP2 only: If your machine is fully up-to-date at Windows Update,
installing the following patch (KB918766) will help to avoid such data loss
in the futu
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3

This patch will be included in the next Cumulative Update for Outlook
Express/WinXP SP2.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


Johnny wrote:
Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your Hotmail
Sent Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?

Yes.

Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open OE to
your Hotmail Inbox?

Yes there seems to be no problem with downloading the Inbox. Indeed I
wish I could stop the download deluge every time I reinstall xp and
recofigure OE (files become doubled, for one thing; I want only the saved
.dbx files to be configured, as in these I have deleted spam) while
keeping them safe on my server.

Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?

No, I have had this pattern for years. Even stranger is that even when I
save the .dbx files, whether by OE Quick Backup or, as I recall, by other
means, there's always a group of mails covering a period, always just
before the time of the backup, that are not saved. On this occasion there
were many months of Sent Items files that I was saving, and no large
periods between occasions when I have sent messages either by Hotmail or
the other account (UK2) I have on OE (in fact I have been using both a
great deal recently). But the Hotmail backup for some reason didn't save
the last 2 weeks' worth of sent items and the UK2 didn't save the last
three days of sent items. The messages were definitely recorded in OE
before the backup, though.
Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from webmail
to OE. Is there any way to rectify this?

1. Understand that what you see in your Hotmail folders in OE only mirrors
what's on the server, so it's not necessary to back-up any of your OE's
Hotmail folders. The server is your backup.


Thanks for this. I wish it were true but in fact the Sent Items in the
Hotmail webmail has posts that never got downloaded to OE. It jumps straight
from the 8th of August to the 21st, while in webmail it has many in the
intermediate period.


...files become doubled

2. See http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#dupes


...every time I reinstall xp

I suppose we could ask why you keep finding it necessary to reinstall
WinXP,


For some reason it keeps going wrong. Particularly when I use
processor-intensive programmes.


but...

3. Your current Identity is probably damaged, especially if its the
default Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named
Identity (File Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well,
(1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the
old identity into the new one [Don't bother with any Hotmail folders; see
#1 above], and then (3) delete the old one (File Identities Manage
Identities).


OK will try this.

To avoid such corruption in futu

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

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.


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


I mentioned this to the repairs technician at the computer shop. They said
that it was like putting a burglar alarm on your house and leaving the back
door open. I must say I get so much conflicting information on issues like
this (including firewall advice) that I end up totally confused.

Cheers,

Johnny
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


Johnny wrote:
Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your Hotmail
Sent Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?

Yes.

Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open OE to
your Hotmail Inbox?

Yes there seems to be no problem with downloading the Inbox. Indeed I
wish I could stop the download deluge every time I reinstall xp and
recofigure OE (files become doubled, for one thing; I want only the saved
.dbx files to be configured, as in these I have deleted spam) while
keeping them safe on my server.

Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?

No, I have had this pattern for years. Even stranger is that even when I
save the .dbx files, whether by OE Quick Backup or, as I recall, by other
means, there's always a group of mails covering a period, always just
before the time of the backup, that are not saved. On this occasion there
were many months of Sent Items files that I was saving, and no large
periods between occasions when I have sent messages either by Hotmail or
the other account (UK2) I have on OE (in fact I have been using both a
great deal recently). But the Hotmail backup for some reason didn't save
the last 2 weeks' worth of sent items and the UK2 didn't save the last
three days of sent items. The messages were definitely recorded in OE
before the backup, though.
Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from webmail
to OE. Is there any way to rectify this?

OK I created a new identity. But I cannot find a way to view it. It
downloaded a lot of files form the webmail but doesn't indicate where to
find its folders.

Cheers.

Johnny.


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
1. Understand that what you see in your Hotmail folders in OE only mirrors
what's on the server, so it's not necessary to back-up any of your OE's
Hotmail folders. The server is your backup.

...files become doubled

2. See http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#dupes

...every time I reinstall xp

I suppose we could ask why you keep finding it necessary to reinstall
WinXP, but...

3. Your current Identity is probably damaged, especially if its the
default Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named
Identity (File Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well,
(1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from the
old identity into the new one [Don't bother with any Hotmail folders; see
#1 above], and then (3) delete the old one (File Identities Manage
Identities).

To avoid such corruption in futu

- 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 [N/A 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 attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown
your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place.

- WinXP SP2 only: If your machine is fully up-to-date at Windows Update,
installing the following patch (KB918766) will help to avoid such data
loss in the futu
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3

This patch will be included in the next Cumulative Update for Outlook
Express/WinXP SP2.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


Johnny wrote:
Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your Hotmail
Sent Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?

Yes.

Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open OE to
your Hotmail Inbox?

Yes there seems to be no problem with downloading the Inbox. Indeed I
wish I could stop the download deluge every time I reinstall xp and
recofigure OE (files become doubled, for one thing; I want only the saved
.dbx files to be configured, as in these I have deleted spam) while
keeping them safe on my server.

Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?

No, I have had this pattern for years. Even stranger is that even when I
save the .dbx files, whether by OE Quick Backup or, as I recall, by other
means, there's always a group of mails covering a period, always just
before the time of the backup, that are not saved. On this occasion there
were many months of Sent Items files that I was saving, and no large
periods between occasions when I have sent messages either by Hotmail or
the other account (UK2) I have on OE (in fact I have been using both a
great deal recently). But the Hotmail backup for some reason didn't save
the last 2 weeks' worth of sent items and the UK2 didn't save the last
three days of sent items. The messages were definitely recorded in OE
before the backup, though.
Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from webmail
to OE. Is there any way to rectify this?

Thanks for this. I wish it were true but in fact the Sent Items in the
Hotmail webmail has posts that never got downloaded to OE. It jumps
straight from the 8th of August to the 21st, while in webmail it has many
in the intermediate period.

I understand your problem and everything in every folder at www.hotmail.com
/should/ download into OE. My #1 was mainly in reference to backing up OE
data.

I suppose we could ask why you keep finding it necessary to reinstall
WinXP,
For some reason it keeps going wrong. Particularly when I use
processor-intensive programmes

This is a topic for another thread, preferably in WinXP General newsgroup.

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

I mentioned this to the repairs technician at the computer shop. They said
that it was like putting a burglar alarm on your house and leaving the
back door open. I must say I get so much conflicting information on
issues like this (including firewall advice) that I end up totally
confused.

What does the tech at the computer shop know about OE or Windows security?
Even Symantec says it's not necessary:

paste
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses that
are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect scans
incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email and
email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of this. To
make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep
Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have
the most recent virus definitions.
/paste
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Johnny wrote:
1. Understand that what you see in your Hotmail folders in OE only
mirrors what's on the server, so it's not necessary to back-up any of
your OE's Hotmail folders. The server is your backup.

Thanks for this. I wish it were true but in fact the Sent Items in the
Hotmail webmail has posts that never got downloaded to OE. It jumps
straight from the 8th of August to the 21st, while in webmail it has many
in the intermediate period.

...files become doubled

2. See http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#dupes

...every time I reinstall xp

I suppose we could ask why you keep finding it necessary to reinstall
WinXP,
For some reason it keeps going wrong. Particularly when I use
processor-intensive programmes.

but...

3. Your current Identity is probably damaged, especially if its the
default Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named
Identity (File Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well,
(1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from
the old identity into the new one [Don't bother with any Hotmail
folders; see #1 above], and then (3) delete the old one (File
Identities Manage Identities).

OK will try this.

To avoid such corruption in futu

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

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.


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

I mentioned this to the repairs technician at the computer shop. They said
that it was like putting a burglar alarm on your house and leaving the
back door open. I must say I get so much conflicting information on
issues like this (including firewall advice) that I end up totally
confused.
Johnny wrote:
Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your
Hotmail Sent Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?

Yes.

Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open
OE to your Hotmail Inbox?

Yes there seems to be no problem with downloading the Inbox. Indeed I
wish I could stop the download deluge every time I reinstall xp and
recofigure OE (files become doubled, for one thing; I want only the
saved .dbx files to be configured, as in these I have deleted spam)
while keeping them safe on my server.

Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?

No, I have had this pattern for years. Even stranger is that even
when I save the .dbx files, whether by OE Quick Backup or, as I
recall, by other means, there's always a group of mails covering a
period, always just before the time of the backup, that are not
saved. On this occasion there were many months of Sent Items files
that I was saving, and no large periods between occasions when I have
sent messages either by Hotmail or the other account (UK2) I have on
OE (in fact I have been using both a great deal recently). But the
Hotmail backup for some reason didn't save the last 2 weeks' worth of
sent items and the UK2 didn't save the last three days of sent items.
The messages were definitely recorded in OE before the backup, though.
Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from
webmail to OE. Is there any way to rectify this?

Try: File Switch identity
--
~PA Bear

Johnny wrote:
OK I created a new identity. But I cannot find a way to view it. It
downloaded a lot of files form the webmail but doesn't indicate where to
find its folders.

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
1. Understand that what you see in your Hotmail folders in OE only
mirrors what's on the server, so it's not necessary to back-up any of
your OE's Hotmail folders. The server is your backup.

...files become doubled

2. See http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#dupes

...every time I reinstall xp

I suppose we could ask why you keep finding it necessary to reinstall
WinXP, but...

3. Your current Identity is probably damaged, especially if its the
default Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named
Identity (File Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well,
(1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from
the old identity into the new one [Don't bother with any Hotmail
folders; see #1 above], and then (3) delete the old one (File
Identities Manage Identities).

To avoid such corruption in futu

- 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 [N/A 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 attempt to close OE via Task Manager or
shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place.

- WinXP SP2 only: If your machine is fully up-to-date at Windows Update,
installing the following patch (KB918766) will help to avoid such data
loss in the futu
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3

This patch will be included in the next Cumulative Update for Outlook
Express/WinXP SP2.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


Johnny wrote:
Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your
Hotmail Sent Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?

Yes.

Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open
OE to your Hotmail Inbox?

Yes there seems to be no problem with downloading the Inbox. Indeed I
wish I could stop the download deluge every time I reinstall xp and
recofigure OE (files become doubled, for one thing; I want only the
saved .dbx files to be configured, as in these I have deleted spam)
while keeping them safe on my server.

Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?

No, I have had this pattern for years. Even stranger is that even
when I save the .dbx files, whether by OE Quick Backup or, as I
recall, by other means, there's always a group of mails covering a
period, always just before the time of the backup, that are not
saved. On this occasion there were many months of Sent Items files
that I was saving, and no large periods between occasions when I have
sent messages either by Hotmail or the other account (UK2) I have on
OE (in fact I have been using both a great deal recently). But the
Hotmail backup for some reason didn't save the last 2 weeks' worth of
sent items and the UK2 didn't save the last three days of sent items.
The messages were definitely recorded in OE before the backup, though.
Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from
webmail to OE. Is there any way to rectify this?

What does the tech at the computer shop know about OE or Windows security?
Even Symantec says it's not necessary:


I use AVG. Does the same apply?
Cheers.
Johnny


paste
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect
scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email
and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of
this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection,
keep Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you
have the most recent virus definitions.
/paste
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Johnny wrote:
1. Understand that what you see in your Hotmail folders in OE only
mirrors what's on the server, so it's not necessary to back-up any of
your OE's Hotmail folders. The server is your backup.

Thanks for this. I wish it were true but in fact the Sent Items in the
Hotmail webmail has posts that never got downloaded to OE. It jumps
straight from the 8th of August to the 21st, while in webmail it has many
in the intermediate period.

...files become doubled

2. See http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#dupes

...every time I reinstall xp

I suppose we could ask why you keep finding it necessary to reinstall
WinXP,
For some reason it keeps going wrong. Particularly when I use
processor-intensive programmes.

but...

3. Your current Identity is probably damaged, especially if its the
default Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named
Identity (File Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well,
(1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from
the old identity into the new one [Don't bother with any Hotmail
folders; see #1 above], and then (3) delete the old one (File
Identities Manage Identities).

OK will try this.

To avoid such corruption in futu

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

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.


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

I mentioned this to the repairs technician at the computer shop. They
said
that it was like putting a burglar alarm on your house and leaving the
back door open. I must say I get so much conflicting information on
issues like this (including firewall advice) that I end up totally
confused.
Johnny wrote:
Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your
Hotmail Sent Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?

Yes.

Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open
OE to your Hotmail Inbox?

Yes there seems to be no problem with downloading the Inbox. Indeed I
wish I could stop the download deluge every time I reinstall xp and
recofigure OE (files become doubled, for one thing; I want only the
saved .dbx files to be configured, as in these I have deleted spam)
while keeping them safe on my server.

Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?

No, I have had this pattern for years. Even stranger is that even
when I save the .dbx files, whether by OE Quick Backup or, as I
recall, by other means, there's always a group of mails covering a
period, always just before the time of the backup, that are not
saved. On this occasion there were many months of Sent Items files
that I was saving, and no large periods between occasions when I have
sent messages either by Hotmail or the other account (UK2) I have on
OE (in fact I have been using both a great deal recently). But the
Hotmail backup for some reason didn't save the last 2 weeks' worth of
sent items and the UK2 didn't save the last three days of sent items.
The messages were definitely recorded in OE before the backup,
though.
Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from
webmail to OE. Is there any way to rectify this?

Johnny wrote:
What does the tech at the computer shop know about OE or Windows security?
Even Symantec says it's not necessary:


I use AVG. Does the same apply?
Cheers.
Johnny

It applies to *all* anti virus software.

Alias


paste
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect
scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email
and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of
this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection,
keep Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you
have the most recent virus definitions.
/paste
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Johnny wrote:
1. Understand that what you see in your Hotmail folders in OE only
mirrors what's on the server, so it's not necessary to back-up any of
your OE's Hotmail folders. The server is your backup.
Thanks for this. I wish it were true but in fact the Sent Items in the
Hotmail webmail has posts that never got downloaded to OE. It jumps
straight from the 8th of August to the 21st, while in webmail it has many
in the intermediate period.

...files become doubled
2. See http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#dupes

...every time I reinstall xp
I suppose we could ask why you keep finding it necessary to reinstall
WinXP,
For some reason it keeps going wrong. Particularly when I use
processor-intensive programmes.

but...

3. Your current Identity is probably damaged, especially if its the
default Main Identity. Try one or more of your accounts in a new Named
Identity (File Identities Add new identity). Assuming all is well,
(1) compact all folders in the old identity, (2) import messages from
the old identity into the new one [Don't bother with any Hotmail
folders; see #1 above], and then (3) delete the old one (File
Identities Manage Identities).
OK will try this.

To avoid such corruption in futu

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

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
I mentioned this to the repairs technician at the computer shop. They
said
that it was like putting a burglar alarm on your house and leaving the
back door open. I must say I get so much conflicting information on
issues like this (including firewall advice) that I end up totally
confused.
Johnny wrote:
Are you stating that you see messages in the Sent Items folder at
www.hotmail.com which do not show up when you open OE to your
Hotmail Sent Items folder (not the Local Sent Items folder)?
Yes.

Do messages in the Inbox at www.hotmail.com show up when you open
OE to your Hotmail Inbox?
Yes there seems to be no problem with downloading the Inbox. Indeed I
wish I could stop the download deluge every time I reinstall xp and
recofigure OE (files become doubled, for one thing; I want only the
saved .dbx files to be configured, as in these I have deleted spam)
while keeping them safe on my server.

Is this sudden, new behavior or an ongoing problem?
No, I have had this pattern for years. Even stranger is that even
when I save the .dbx files, whether by OE Quick Backup or, as I
recall, by other means, there's always a group of mails covering a
period, always just before the time of the backup, that are not
saved. On this occasion there were many months of Sent Items files
that I was saving, and no large periods between occasions when I have
sent messages either by Hotmail or the other account (UK2) I have on
OE (in fact I have been using both a great deal recently). But the
Hotmail backup for some reason didn't save the last 2 weeks' worth of
sent items and the UK2 didn't save the last three days of sent items.
The messages were definitely recorded in OE before the backup,
though.
Johnny wrote:
I notice my Hotmail Sent Items folder does not download from
webmail to OE. Is there any way to rectify this?