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Outlook Express Inbox msgs missing

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by shanghai sam

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I have my POP3 account setup on OE6 running W2K. Inbox shows all messages ok. Then the next time I launched OE they were all gone with the exception of the "Welcome to EO6" message, which I had long ago deleted. I had not restarted, or relogged intothe workstation. I checked the view options, to ensure the messages were not hidden. This has happened on 3 seperate occasions. Appears as if the app is being reloaded.

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by geekchic

I have had the same problem recently. I contacted MS and they told me to "import" my old messages from the .dbx files. I tried that and they were not there. I tried several things that they suggested but all the messages they sent me disappearredfrom Outlook Express so I can't remember what they were! They finally suggested that I create a new identity and try again. That worked for awhile. Then I created a new folder under the "Inbox" and set up a rule to move mail into it automaticallywhen it was received. It worked for a few days and the "POOF" all my mail was gone again. But I did receive the "Welcome to OE" message!

I deleted the identity and set it up again and it seems to be working fine...as long as I don't create and new folders or rules....

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