Duplicate emails with Outlook Express

[Timmy_T]

Hi,

Outlook express has started to download each email I receive 4 times. I have 4 addresses on my Freeserve account, and if I look at the emails via the freeserve web page, there is only 1 copy of each on there.

Don't know if this makes any difference, but it seems to have started since I updated my McAfee Spam killer.

Any ideas? Many Thanks

 

[Igorian]

From what you have said, you must be using the same POP and SMTP server for all your email addresses. It's possible that the filtering is causing a slight delay in the send/receive process and that the second email is being pulled before the first is deleted from the server.

 

[Timmy_T]

Just did the bl**ding obvious and turned off spam killer but with no success.

The 4 email acccounts are all [email protected] (4 different names, same surname!) and are filtered into 4 files in the inbox (so we all get our own mail).

When we send/receive, each name logs on and downloads all the emails, therefore each email is received 4 times.

This is probably as clear as mud, but I hope it helps.

 

[Doc Lenny]

Try here

 

[sandwell]

Try this

Go to Tools, Options

Then on the general tab, if there is a tick in the box "When starting go to my index folder" remove the tick. That solved the same problem for me.

 

[Timmy_T]

Solved it!!

Went Tools/Accounts and opened each account up. Under the general tab there is a check box "include account when receiving mail or syncronizing". I unchecked this in all bar 1 account and now it works fine!!

Happy Days!!

 

[judy2611]

Hi , I have been having same problem sometimes up to 4 emails of the same one , mainly 2 to 3 , but I have just done what you recommended and it hasnt stopped mine at all . I dont really want to rid my inbox I know you can by deleting or renaming your folder, but i dont want to do that. Any more ideas please?