Outlook Express 6.0
Cannot receive emails with Outlook Express 6.0 1 person needs an answerI do too
July 2nd, 2010 6:00pm

Cannot receive emails with Outlook Express 6.0We need a lot more to go on than just that statement.What type account? POP3? Hotmail? etc. Who is your ISP/Mail Server? What happens if you send a message to yourself? Any error message? Does it appear in Sent Items? Does it appear on your server's Webmail page? What is the current size of the Inbox.dbx file in the message store? What anti-virus program are you using? Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]
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July 2nd, 2010 6:23pm

Himy account type is POP3Mail server: Bigpond.net.auA test message to myself does not show in outlook express Inbox but does show in Bigpond webmail so it sends. It also appears in sent mail.The error message is: an unknown error has occurred. Account:'mail.bigpond.com', Server: 'mail.bigpond.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure (SSL): No, Error Number 0x800C0133Not sure how to determine current size of the Inbox.dbx file in the message store I am not able to delete some emails from the sent box or deleted items or inbox - am wondering if mailbox is full???AVG Free 9.0 anti-virus program
July 29th, 2010 7:31am

my account type is POP3Mail server: Bigpond.net.auA test message to myself does not show in outlook express Inbox but does show in Bigpond webmail so it sends. It also appears in sent mail.The error message is: an unknown error has occurred. Account:'mail.bigpond.com', Server: 'mail.bigpond.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure (SSL): No, Error Number 0x800C0133Not sure how to determine current size of the Inbox.dbx file in the message store I am not able to delete some emails from the sent box or deleted items or inbox - am wondering if mailbox is full??? Error Number: 0x800C0133 = a corrupt Inbox.Move any mail you wish to save to a local folder you create. Then delete the problem Inbox as follows.Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3 the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options | View.With OE closed, find the Inbox.dbx and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.----------------------Your Inbox should be fine now, but you have other issues so I advise doing a little more. Create a new Deleted Items and Sent Items folder in th same manner you just did for the Inbox.With OE closed, find the Deleted Items.dbx and Sent Items.dbx files and delete them. New files will be created automatically when you open OE. Make sure you move any messages in these folders you want to save to a user created folder first. Finally, compact all folders as described below.General precautions for Outlook Express:Do not archive mail in the Inbox or Sent Items. Create your own user defined folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. Empty Deleted Items folder daily. Although dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2GB, I recommend about a 300MB max for less chance of corruption.After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often.Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3Bruce Hagen ~ MS-MVP [Mail]
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July 29th, 2010 7:44am

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