Outlook Express Conundrum

Ron Eggers

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I use Outlook Express to manage two Hotmail accounts and three regular email accounts. roneggers@hotmail.com is my default email account.

When I open Outlook Express, it downloads the messages to my default inbox, but it downloads two copies of everything new. (Messages from addresses not in my address book go to the bulk mailbox where I can open them or delete them depending on the source.)

Normally, this is not a big deal. When I go to another folder and return to the default inbox, the duplicates disappear. The problems arises when somebody sends me a huge attachment. (When you use dial-up, a "huge attachment" is anything over about 100k.) I get two of those, as well.

Anybody else ever encounter this?
 
Ron

When you first open Outlook Express, don't go directly into any folders. Let all the synchronizing finish before going to the in box. Surf the G while it poles all the accounts. On dial up it can take a while. I manage four accounts and also use dial up and experience this only when jumping ahead of the process.

My Mom has the same issues you are. Just wait it out.
 
Thanks, Jerry. I'll try that.

If it works, I'll take back all the bad things I've said about you. Most of 'em, anyway.
 
Howdy

If Jerry's solution doesn't work, step 2 is to check for dupes.

It sounds to me like two of the accounts have the same login information, which results in downloading everything twice. I'd check them carefully to make sure there isn't a dupe in the configuration.

Tools -> accounts -> move to each one -> properties -> server -> accountname
 
Nope, Mike, no dupes.

Jerry's solution actually seemed to work. (Sorry, Jerry, I didn't mean to sound so surprised.) Buddy was kind-enough to send me an email after I configured Outlook Express to NOT go to my default inbox on opening, and it only downloaded one of Buddy's emails.

I guess Jerry gets to be our new resident Geek.
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I don't install Outlook on my systems, but I generally have no complaints about Outlook Express.
 
Jerry, my friend.

Here you go. I'm passing the hat.
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You're now the new resident geek!

Mike
 
Ron did I actually do something right( even unintenionally)?I don't think my computer is capable of doing that with me at the keyboard.I am really beginning to think that is an impossibility.LOL The only caps anybody passes me are cone shaped.
BUDDY
 
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