Microsoft outlook express issues.

[Lucky_Phill]

I am running Outlook Express 6 on windows XP.

For some reason, a little while ago, the emails to my main account will not show up in my inbox.

They appear on the sidebar " inbox " like inbox 5 .. but the actual email will not appear in the inbox folder. Last one I can read is from Microsoft, welcoming me to express 6... dated 31/7/2011.

This means I have to go to optuszoo ( provider ) to read my emails.... for main identity / account only .

Funny thing is......... I have 4 identities on the one account and there is nothing wrong with the other 3.

IF you KNOW what the issue is, I would appreciate the help.

cheers Phill

[Ausfish]

Did you know that IE has a limit of 2Gb for mail?

Try some of the following

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321505

http://www.windowsbbs.com/microsoft-mail-outlook-outlook-express-windows-mail/69633-emails-inbox-there-but-not-showing.html

http://forums.techguy.org/web-email/1010443-solved-outlook-express-inbox-does.html


You may also want to try using Thunderbird it will import everything for you, easy setup

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

[tunaticer]

I regularly (every few months) create a new set of folders in OE6 and transfer older emails to these folders then move those folders to a storage location outside of the OE6 directory.
The 2gb capacity of OE6 includes all folders in the OE6 directory, including trash and sent items and all the attachments.

I dabbled with the first release of Thunderbird and dropped it soon afterwards, I expect the glitches are now removed and it should work well.

As for why only one address fails sounds like a config problem in that email account or that account is being screened out from content issues (if you have any privacy settings enabled).

[Lucky_Phill]

OK, Jack......... how does one " create a new set of folders and transfer them " ?

cheers LP

[Lucky_Phill]

Steve,

tried all the suggestions.

No luck, but.

I deleted some emails in my inbox, as the counter said 3100messages. I deleted 20... it counted them down, but they were quickly replaced and now back to 3100... all old messages from 2011. Seems I may have extended my stored messages........ now how do I multi-delete inbox messages ?

[choppa]

hold shift button down and arrow button down/up,,,, this will highlite emails then delete,,,

choppa ,,,,, IT Degree,,,,, (ChopJr told me)

[Lucky_Phill]

No idea what happened now.

turned puter off for 7 days whilst I disappeared over seas, turn it back on and working perfectly. ???? go figure. !!

cheers LP

[Ausfish]

You obviously need to have holidays more often

Fixes all sorts of problems