Greetings.

I too am having trouble with attachments. I get the standard OE 6 error
message when I send an email with attachments ("Some error occured while
processing the required task. Please review the list of errors below for more
details.") However, there are no further details on the error tab.

Status...
Firewall - off.
Antivirus - off.
XP Pro - fully updated (per windows update web site).
I never work in "offline" mode.


a few Details of the trouble...
I can send emails - of any size.
I can receive emails with and without attachments - under 100mb.

[here is where things get interesting]
I can send an email with an attachment (the attachment is sent along with
the email), but OE does not move the file to the sent box.

This, of course, means OE resends the message everytime it automatically
checks my email - but most importantly I have to delete the message from the
outbox to keep it from resending. So, I have no record of ever sending the
email.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

-J.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending, 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

If still no joy:

Do the following for the Outbox, and if the problem persists, repeat for
Sent Items after you move any messages you wish to save to a local folder
you create.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Outbox.dbx}
and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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}.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"-J." wrote in message
...
Greetings.

I too am having trouble with attachments. I get the standard OE 6 error
message when I send an email with attachments ("Some error occured while
processing the required task. Please review the list of errors below for
more
details.") However, there are no further details on the error tab.

Status...
Firewall - off.
Antivirus - off.
XP Pro - fully updated (per windows update web site).
I never work in "offline" mode.


a few Details of the trouble...
I can send emails - of any size.
I can receive emails with and without attachments - under 100mb.

[here is where things get interesting]
I can send an email with an attachment (the attachment is sent along with
the email), but OE does not move the file to the sent box.

This, of course, means OE resends the message everytime it automatically
checks my email - but most importantly I have to delete the message from
the
outbox to keep it from resending. So, I have no record of ever sending the
email.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

-J.