Re: Strange problem with OE6 mail forwarding

Was OE closed when you deleted the Outbox.dbx? Move all your messages out of 
Sent Items to a local folder you create and then do the same for that dbx 
file.

Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced. Uncheck: "Break apart 
messages........".

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 receiving, and 
causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes 
and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your up-to-date A/V 
program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the program 
and reinstall in Custom Mode and opt out of e-mail scanning when the option 
arises.

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}.

And backup often.

Backup & Restore:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
-- 
           Bruce Hagen
 MS-MVP Outlook Express
      Imperial Beach, CA


"R. J. Salvi" <rjsalvi@nospam.ambianceacoustics.com> wrote in
message 
news:hytMj.1036$FF6.212@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
> When forwarding e-mail, OE freezes, mail remains in the outbox, and at 
> some point in the future when it finally decides to go out, it sends 
> multiple copies to recipients. The PC has no viruses and I deleted the 
> outbox.dbx (for it to be re-created on program launch) thinking it might 
> be corrupt. For every other send/receive operation, OE works like it's 
> supposed to. Any help is appreciated. Thx.
>
> -- 
> RJ 

When forwarding e-mail, OE freezes, mail remains in the outbox, and at some 
point in the future when it finally decides to go out, it sends multiple 
copies to recipients. The PC has no viruses and I deleted the outbox.dbx 
(for it to be re-created on program launch) thinking it might be corrupt. 
For every other send/receive operation, OE works like it's supposed to. Any 
help is appreciated. Thx.

-- 
RJ 

Yes, OE was closed when I deleted the Outbox.dbx. The PCs not mine, so when 
I get a chance to see it again, I'll take a look at your other suggestions, 
starting with the Sent Items folder deletion/re-creation. Thx.

-- 
RJ

"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message 
news:%23Pl4hFanIHA.4536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Was OE closed when you deleted the Outbox.dbx? Move all your messages out 
> of Sent Items to a local folder you create and then do the same for that 
> dbx file.
>
> Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced. Uncheck: "Break apart

> messages........".
>
> 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 receiving, 
> and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting 
> changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your 
> up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For 
> more, see:
> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
>
> Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the 
> program and reinstall in Custom Mode and opt out of e-mail scanning when 
> the option arises.
>
> 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}.
>
> And backup often.
>
> Backup & Restore:
> http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
>
> This is a great two click program:
>
> Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
> -- 
>           Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>      Imperial Beach, CA
>
>
> "R. J. Salvi" <rjsalvi@nospam.ambianceacoustics.com> wrote
in message 
> news:hytMj.1036$FF6.212@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net...
>> When forwarding e-mail, OE freezes, mail remains in the outbox, and at

>> some point in the future when it finally decides to go out, it sends 
>> multiple copies to recipients. The PC has no viruses and I deleted the

>> outbox.dbx (for it to be re-created on program launch) thinking it
might 
>> be corrupt. For every other send/receive operation, OE works like it's

>> supposed to. Any help is appreciated. Thx.
>>
>> -- 
>> RJ
>