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| Thread ID: 24140 | 2002-09-04 06:55:00 | Leaving email on the server | -=JM=- (16) | Press F1 |
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| 76376 | 2002-09-04 22:54:00 | Susan is right, it will only work if the mail client is set to leave mail on server. Normally this is set by default in the mail program to delete mail from server and this is the preferred option to avoid loading up the mail server. As a matter of interest if you are receiving multiple copies of messages it is likely you are getting stuck on a message and not downloading all mail from the server and as a result the next time you check for mail it starts over again and you get the previously downloaded messages again.This is because unless you get all mail waiting the mail server does not know to delete them. Most ISP's have a web based mail program and to avoid having to call them to delete the offending message you can delete the message yourself from the Web Mail program. Here is some info about retrieving mail after deleting mail from deleted mail folder which might be of interest. Retrieving Delete Messages ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you've already deleted a message, and then deleted it again from the Deleted Items folder, you've already been given two chances to change your mind. However, if your Deleted Items folder has not been compacted, you can still retrieve the text of the deleted message, although not in the usual "undelete" manner. To retrieve the text of the message, open Windows Explorer, go to C:\Program Files \ Outlook Express \ "Your Username" \ Mail and delete the Deleted Items.idx file. When you reopen Mail, it will recreate the Index and all of your delete items will reappear (provided, of course, that you have not enabled the "Empty messages from Delete Items folder on exit" option under Tools | Mail Options | Read). When you try to access the Deleted Items folder after reopening mail, you will get a message that says -- "Repairing Deleted Items folder." After this repair is complete, messages that you thought that you had deleted will reappear. Remember, both of the foregoing procedures will work ONLY if the Deleted Items folder has not been compacted. Once you've compacted a folder, all the messages that were in that folder are gone forever. One method of compacting occurs when you use File | Folder | Compact. Another method of accessing compacting is if you have selected "Empty messages from 'Deleted Items' folder on exit" under Tools | Mail Options | Read. Finally, if wasted space in your mail folders is too large, Mail automatically will compact your folders for you. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 76377 | 2002-09-04 23:11:00 | If user a: downloads mail and leaves it on the server and delete after 10 days. What happens if user b: connects 5 days later, his is also set to delete from server after 10 days, does this extend the delete from server date or get ignored altogether. Is it only the initial collector that defines the delete date of the email on server I have about 6 clients all collecting the same mail. |
Weetbix (1741) | ||
| 76378 | 2002-09-04 23:48:00 | YOu can do this even more simply with Pegasus Mail. Simply Select the mail folder from where the message was deleted, right click and select reindex this folder - viola! instant recovery of messages that have not yet been removed from the index file. G P |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 76379 | 2002-09-05 00:43:00 | If one of the clients is set to remove mail from the server then this will remove the leave on server setting for xx days on the mail server and none of the others will get the mail that has been downloaded by this client . It follows then that each client that has leave mail on server for xx days will reset the setting to xx days each time they login although I am not absolutely certain about this but seems to make sense . |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 76380 | 2002-09-05 05:30:00 | >>>PS Did you pass your test JM? ;) :D ummm, what test is this?????? |
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