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| 76366 | 2002-09-04 06:55:00 | Does anyone know how it works when you set your email client to leave copies of messages on the server?? I find that I can come along in Eudora then The Bat, then........ and each time they only download the ones that they haven't downloaded. Anyone know how this works. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 76367 | 2002-09-04 07:00:00 | One of 2 things: either you're connecting to an IMAP server, or your email client is keeping a record of what you've "downloaded" before and trashes those ones before you see them again. My bet is it's the first option |
antmannz (28) | ||
| 76368 | 2002-09-04 10:32:00 | This is the way it is designed to work. It is usually used when two people are downloading mail from the one account but in different locations and using different mail clients. When you have your mail client set to leave mail on the server you will only download mail that you have not already downloaded by using that mail client. If you then login to the mail server from another computer with another mail client you will get all the messages again that you have already received with the other system due to it being set to leave mail on server. It is not a good idea to leave large amounts of mail on the server as the mailbox will eventually get congested. It is best to set it to remove from server after xx days or the time you estimate all parties accessing the mail need to download it. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 76369 | 2002-09-04 10:48:00 | Thanks. It's just been puzzling me for a while. But how does it know what it has downloaded itself?? Using pop3. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 76370 | 2002-09-04 11:05:00 | > Thanks. It's just been puzzling me for a while. 'Fess up, it's one of your test questions, isn't it. ;-) Actually I've often wondered that, and I reckon it has something to do with all your emails getting saved in the .dbx or .mbx folders. Every single email you have sent or received (since you last formatted anyway) are supposed to be kept in there somewhere. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 76371 | 2002-09-04 11:40:00 | When you login to the mail server and download your mail your mail client will advise the mail server whether to leave the mail on server or to remove them depending what you have set. When you login again your mail client checks the message identifiers and determines which ones you have already received and does not download them again. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 76372 | 2002-09-04 11:40:00 | Email client takes notes of what it has downloaded and what ain't. I use Opera's email to check my email, but not download it. Well it does, but it leaves it on the server. Then I do quick replies or delete them. At the end of the day I crank up Eudora to download all the e-mail, to which I can then sort, save, and delete as appropriate. I have my reasons. |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 76373 | 2002-09-04 12:14:00 | For Eudora lmos.dat is the file that holds server information. It tells Eudora which messages it has already read so they don't get downloaded again. If this file gets deleted all the messages will be downloaded again. Outlook Express uses a file called pop3uidl.dat Every POP3 client will store this info in a file somewhere if it supports online mode - leaving the mail on the server. |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 76374 | 2002-09-04 12:21:00 | Yea, that's what I mean. :D SiK |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 76375 | 2002-09-04 22:10:00 | Yup, Jim B is spot on regarding the pop3uidl . dat file for OE . I've just found out that if you want to re-download your messages you can rename this file and it will be recreated: Close Outlook Express, make sure you have Show All Files enabled: Start>Settings>Folder Options>View, under Hidden Files, click the radio button for "Show All Files" OK your way out . Start>Find>Files or Folders, in the Named: field, type Pop3uidl . dbx . Rename the file to Pop3uidl . old . Relaunch Outlook Express and a new Pop3uidl . dbx file will be created . Check your messages again, you should receive the same messages again . I assume that this will work only if your emails are still on the ISP's server . It would be quite handy if you accidentally deleted an email you wanted to keep, and also if your Pop3uidl . dbx file gets corrupted and things go wonky, such as getting two or three copies of each email . PS Did you pass your test JM? ;-) :D |
Susan B (19) | ||
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