[pchelpers] Re: outlook express question

Hi Re-Na

> In the 'inbox' in outlook express, how do you get it to show the size
> of the emails sitting in the inbox? I have some mail just sitting
> there and my isp says my mailbox is too full AGAIN... so I was going
> to sort the mail in that program by size and delete some of the big
> stuff.

You don't have to delete anything in your email program to get rid of 
email in your "mailbox" on the ISP's server. All you have to do is get 
rid of the check mark at "leave a copy of message on server" here:
tools, accounts, mail, properties, advanced

Or you can set a smaller number of days at "remove from server after X 
days".

In addition, most ISPs offer a service usually called webmail, where you 
can read and answer your mail on a browser page. This is handy if you're 
traveling without your computer, and it also lets you get rid of mail 
without even having to download it. That's especially important if your 
traveling with your laptop and have to connect through a slow modem and 
someone sent you an email with a huge attachment without remembering to 
ask for permission first. Did you ever ask your ISP about this service 
the last time you (erroneously) thought you had to get rid of emails in 
your email program to get them out of your ISP's "mailbox"? If they 
don't have webmail and you complain that "everybody" else that you know 
does, they may realise they might/will lose other customers too.

You can show the size of emails in OE this way:
view, columns



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