i just added an email to my outlook 2003 and now every couple of minutes
outllook starts downloading my emails again and again. how do i stop this?
why is this happening? it didn't happen with the first email i set up!

how frequently are you checking for new mail? Ctl+Alt+S to bring up the Send
and Receive settings - it should be at least 10 min.

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"dianaandsadie" wrote in message
news
i just added an email to my outlook 2003 and now every couple of minutes
outllook starts downloading my emails again and again. how do i stop this?
why is this happening? it didn't happen with the first email i set up!

i checked the settings and changed it from 5 minutes to 10 minutes. However
the problem is that I am receiving all the emails in my inbox each time so
that iI have multiple copies of each one.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

how frequently are you checking for new mail? Ctl+Alt+S to bring up the Send
and Receive settings - it should be at least 10 min.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"dianaandsadie" wrote in message
news
i just added an email to my outlook 2003 and now every couple of minutes
outllook starts downloading my emails again and again. how do i stop this?
why is this happening? it didn't happen with the first email i set up!

if outlook doesn't finish a download because it's interrupted by another
download attempt, the mails are not marked for delete, so until outlook can
complete a mail pass, it will keep redownloading the messages. If you have a
lot, you may need to disable autochecking until Outlook is down or use a web
browser to view the mailbox and delete the messages.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
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"dianaandsadie" wrote in message
...
i checked the settings and changed it from 5 minutes to 10 minutes. However
the problem is that I am receiving all the emails in my inbox each time so
that iI have multiple copies of each one.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

how frequently are you checking for new mail? Ctl+Alt+S to bring up the
Send
and Receive settings - it should be at least 10 min.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:



"dianaandsadie" wrote in
message
news
i just added an email to my outlook 2003 and now every couple of minutes
outllook starts downloading my emails again and again. how do i stop
this?
why is this happening? it didn't happen with the first email i set up!

thanks for your help. I deleted the messages in my mailbox.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

if outlook doesn't finish a download because it's interrupted by another
download attempt, the mails are not marked for delete, so until outlook can
complete a mail pass, it will keep redownloading the messages. If you have a
lot, you may need to disable autochecking until Outlook is down or use a web
browser to view the mailbox and delete the messages.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:



"dianaandsadie" wrote in message
...
i checked the settings and changed it from 5 minutes to 10 minutes. However
the problem is that I am receiving all the emails in my inbox each time so
that iI have multiple copies of each one.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

how frequently are you checking for new mail? Ctl+Alt+S to bring up the
Send
and Receive settings - it should be at least 10 min.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:



"dianaandsadie" wrote in
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news i just added an email to my outlook 2003 and now every couple of minutes
outllook starts downloading my emails again and again. how do i stop
this?
why is this happening? it didn't happen with the first email i set up!

I am having the same problem. I have been to road runner tech support, my
remote mail account & deleted the messages, have done a virus scan, have
checked the tools/options area in Outlook and the "save message copy on
server" box is unchecked, and have repeatedly cleared my inbox, spam box, and
deleted box. I don't know what else to do and am sick of deleting the same
messages over again. I have had as many as 6 copies of the same messages, no
matter how many messages are received. Please provide additional suggestions
if any.
Deb

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

if outlook doesn't finish a download because it's interrupted by another
download attempt, the mails are not marked for delete, so until outlook can
complete a mail pass, it will keep redownloading the messages. If you have a
lot, you may need to disable autochecking until Outlook is down or use a web
browser to view the mailbox and delete the messages.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:



"dianaandsadie" wrote in message
...
i checked the settings and changed it from 5 minutes to 10 minutes. However
the problem is that I am receiving all the emails in my inbox each time so
that iI have multiple copies of each one.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

how frequently are you checking for new mail? Ctl+Alt+S to bring up the
Send
and Receive settings - it should be at least 10 min.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:



"dianaandsadie" wrote in
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news i just added an email to my outlook 2003 and now every couple of minutes
outllook starts downloading my emails again and again. how do i stop
this?
why is this happening? it didn't happen with the first email i set up!

same problem here

I set up the account to leave a copy on the server and every single time I
check and download my mail (every 5 minutes on every account - around 10 on
different domains) I have copies of downloaded and checked and deleted
ones....

VERY annoying
Outlook 2000 never acted like that.

PierLuigi Franchi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Credo Quia Absurdum"


"deborah B" wrote:

I am having the same problem. I have been to road runner tech support, my
remote mail account & deleted the messages, have done a virus scan, have
checked the tools/options area in Outlook and the "save message copy on
server" box is unchecked, and have repeatedly cleared my inbox, spam box, and
deleted box. I don't know what else to do and am sick of deleting the same
messages over again. I have had as many as 6 copies of the same messages, no
matter how many messages are received. Please provide additional suggestions
if any.
Deb

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

if outlook doesn't finish a download because it's interrupted by another
download attempt, the mails are not marked for delete, so until outlook can
complete a mail pass, it will keep redownloading the messages. If you have a
lot, you may need to disable autochecking until Outlook is down or use a web
browser to view the mailbox and delete the messages.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:



"dianaandsadie" wrote in message
...
i checked the settings and changed it from 5 minutes to 10 minutes. However
the problem is that I am receiving all the emails in my inbox each time so
that iI have multiple copies of each one.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

how frequently are you checking for new mail? Ctl+Alt+S to bring up the
Send
and Receive settings - it should be at least 10 min.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com
Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:



"dianaandsadie" wrote in
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news i just added an email to my outlook 2003 and now every couple of minutes
outllook starts downloading my emails again and again. how do i stop
this?
why is this happening? it didn't happen with the first email i set up!

AlienXS wrote:

I set up the account to leave a copy on the server and every single
time I check and download my mail (every 5 minutes on every account
- around 10 on different domains) I have copies of downloaded and
checked and deleted ones....

Start with a new mail profile. What you describe is a syymptom of a damaged
profile, which often happens when you upgrade Outlook and don't create a new
profile after the upgrade.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Start with a new mail profile. What you describe is a syymptom of a damaged
profile, which often happens when you upgrade Outlook and don't create a new
profile after the upgrade.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


Thanks Brian, will try that and let you know the results (fingercrossed)