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Colin Daniels <cdaniels@dantooine.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I'm using MS Outlook Express to receive email on my Power Mac.
> 
> When I log on to the server it goes through the motions of downloading mail
> and deposits it in the inbox.  I then get an dialogue saying 'Could not save
> this message - Mail Error'
> 
> Because of this interruption to the process the mail does not get deleted
> from the server.  Subsequently the next time that Outlook checks the server
> the same messages are downloaded along with any new ones.  This goes on and
> on, all the while the number of messages and hence download time increases.
> 
> I can view the message online via Outlook and delete them manually but it is
> a bit of a pain.
> 
> I have tried re-installing Outlook to no avail.  Any other ideas?

You might try a different email client; Eudora Light, perhaps?
http://www,eudora.com.

Rowland.

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In article <1dommag.fit681nuhj1hN@p68.nas1.is3.u-net.net> , 
real-address-in-sig@flur.bltigibbet (Rebecca and Rowland) wrote:

> Colin Daniels <cdaniels@dantooine.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I'm using MS Outlook Express to receive email on my Power Mac.
>>
>> When I log on to the server it goes through the motions of downloading mail
>> and deposits it in the inbox.  I then get an dialogue saying 'Could not save
>> this message - Mail Error'
>>
>> Because of this interruption to the process the mail does not get deleted
>> from the server.  Subsequently the next time that Outlook checks the server
>> the same messages are downloaded along with any new ones.  This goes on and
>> on, all the while the number of messages and hence download time increases.
>>
>> I can view the message online via Outlook and delete them manually but it is
>> a bit of a pain.
>>
>> I have tried re-installing Outlook to no avail.  Any other ideas?
>
> You might try a different email client; Eudora Light, perhaps?
> http://www,eudora.com.
>
> Rowland.
Outlook was working fine until very recently.  I'd rather not switch to some
client that I've never used before when there might be a simple fix to the
existing one.

Thanks for the reply anyway.

Colin Daniels <cdaniels@dantooine.demon.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

> Outlook was working fine until very recently.  I'd rather not switch to some
> client that I've never used before when there might be a simple fix to the
> existing one.

Sensible reasoning; what changes have you made recently?

Rowland.
(who's never used Outlook Express, hence the not terribly useful reply)

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"Colin Daniels" <cdaniels@dantooine.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>I'm using MS Outlook Express

Can't solve your problem directly, but I would strongly recommend switching
to another mail client - you'll be very glad you did.

I had the misfortune of using Outlook for the first time recently, and it
is the worst email client I have ever seen bar none.

I recommend Claris Emailer, but Eudora is also pretty good.

Ben

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