-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Outlook Express Error Message

While I wholeheartedly agree with Don on most of these points (especially 
about the tracking ability of those smileys), I disagree that you should 
delete any DBX files that do not correspond to any folders inside OE.  Those 
files often contain messages that you thought were lost and had no idea 
where they went.  The simple truth is that OE somehow 'lost sight' of them 
and simply stopped showing you the folder(s) that they represent.  It is 
possible to force OE to re-recognize them and show you the folders inside 
OE, along with everything they contain.

Peace,
GMan

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Wilcox" <dwilcox3@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 1:13 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Outlook Express Error Message


> Whatever you are doing, I hope you made a backup copy of ALL the files in
> your message store.  If you have not already done so, go to your email
> message store folder and delete the "deleted items.dbx" file.  Also delete
> from the store folder any other .dbx file for any folder you *know* to be
> empty or you *want* to be empty, or does not exist in your current mail
> folder list.  **Do not delete the "folders.dbx" file**.
>
> Caution:  Hardheaded opinion follows
>
> Incredimail is not a good choice to replace Outlook Express.  The way it
> inserts all those smilie faces and animated emoticons allows the 
> Incredimail
> mother ship to track every single email address that receives an email 
> from
> you and verify it is a valid email address.  Verified addresses are a
> spammers delight.
>
> It does that using the same technology that Yahoo uses in its "beacons".
> And, from what other users have told me, Incredimail does NOT allow you to
> send in plain text, nor does it allow you to eliminate the stuff it 
> attaches
> to your mail.
>
> I normally block email from Incredimail users and from those that use 
> Smiley
> Central and similar stuff in order to protect myself from the mother ship.
> Fortunately, the plain text only format of this group eliminates the
> Incredimail "goodies".  Unfortunately, it also screws up the formatting of
> the message body (see your quoted text below).
>
> Yes, I know OE allows me to block external data to prevent the intrusion 
> but
> that is universal and not on a per sender basis.  There is other external
> data that I *do* want from some senders so that is not an option.
>
> Outlook, Thunderbird, Eudora and many other email clients are much better.
>
> -----End of hardheaded opinion-----
>
> Don 


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