-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Outlook Express, download problem

I think you meant to say POP or IMAP not SMTP.  :-)) 

And it might something totally different if he is downloading from 
Hotmail or MSN or similar webmail service.

Don

Gman wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>     The webmail suggestion may be his only hope, but much depends on how his 
> email is set up.  If he is using POP3 access, the emails are usually deleted 
> once they are confirmed as downloaded into his email client (OE in this 
> case).  On the other hand, if he is set up to use SMTP, all of his email 
> will be found in the webmail's interface, too.
>
>     Still, I don't see any reason why an antenna adjustment would affect his 
> already downloaded email.  It's very likely that something else is affecting 
> it. I wil have to hold off on guessing until I know more about how he 
> collects his email (POP3 vs. SMTP).
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob T" <n4aoj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 9:07 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Outlook Express, download problem
>
>
>   
>> Good morning friends,  one of my former co-workers is having a problem.
>> Any e-mail prior to 07/29/09 will not open. It appears to download, but 
>> when
>> he double click to open he gets a window saying "Outlook Express has not
>> downloaded this message to download this message click here.  He did and
>> nothing happened.  About the time of this message he had a problem with 
>> his
>> antenna and provider had to do some adjusting.  Not physical but with
>> keyboard.
>>
>> I suggested he go to webmail and read and delete it from the server.
>> Comment or help?
>>     
>
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