Afraid to Close Outlook!!

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Recently switched from Outlook Express to Outlook (Office 2003)

I have my email settings to "leave a copy on the server" for 6 days (so I
can access via webmail while on the road).

Everytime I close Outlook and re-launch it re-downloads all the emails still
on the server.

How do I change settings so it only downloads each message once and never
again?

Thanks in advance!!!
MZ
 
MZ said:
Recently switched from Outlook Express to Outlook (Office 2003)

I have my email settings to "leave a copy on the server" for 6 days (so
I can access via webmail while on the road).

Everytime I close Outlook and re-launch it re-downloads all the emails
still on the server.

How do I change settings so it only downloads each message once and
never again?

Thanks in advance!!!
MZ
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As long as you leave the messages on the server, Outlook will download
them. You might want to check out using GMail to receive your emails
through your current email address.

Alias
 
Alias said:
As long as you leave the messages on the server, Outlook will download
them. You might want to check out using GMail to receive your emails
through your current email address.

Alias
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'Thanks, Outlook express didn't do that though - it would only download them
once. Same with windows Mail on my home Vista machine.
 
MZ said:
Recently switched from Outlook Express to Outlook (Office 2003)

I have my email settings to "leave a copy on the server" for 6 days (so I
can access via webmail while on the road).

Everytime I close Outlook and re-launch it re-downloads all the emails still
on the server.

How do I change settings so it only downloads each message once and never
again?

Thanks in advance!!!
MZ
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What is the mail poll interval configured in Outlook?

How many mails are currently residing in your mailbox? Use the webmail
interface to your account to check. How big are they?

Tried disabling the e-mail scanner in your anti-virus program?

Tried starting Outlook in its safe mode ("outlook.exe /safe") and
retest?
 
The setting is fine, but something is causing outlook to not mark the
messages downloaded. This can happen for a number of reasons: bad internet
connection, too many messages on server and checking too frequently, an
antispam filter scanning mail that interrupts the process are the most
common.

If you are using an virus scanner to scan mail as you download, disable it.
(You may need to uninstall and reinstall the antivirus, without the email
intergration).

Then try this: disable check every xx min so it only checks if you press F9.
Press F9 and let it download. If you have web access to the mail, check
online to verify outlook has all the mail then close and reopen outlook.
Does it download it again?

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Recently switched from Outlook Express to Outlook (Office 2003)

I have my email settings to "leave a copy on the server" for 6 days (so I
can access via webmail while on the road).

Everytime I close Outlook and re-launch it re-downloads all the emails
still on the server.

How do I change settings so it only downloads each message once and never
again?
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Alias is flat-out wrong. When you see the problem you describe, it's an
issue with Outlook not remembering which messages it has downloaded.
Several things can cause this, one of which is a problem in the mail
profile. You can usually fix this problem with a new mail profile. Also,
you should read this: http://www.howto-outlook.com/faq/duplicates.htm
 
As long as you leave the messages on the server, Outlook will download
them. You might want to check out using GMail to receive your emails
through your current email address.
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Bzzt., Sorry, you're wrong, but thanks for playing.
 
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