Outlook Express sent old message

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Yesterday, an e-mail was originally sent 16 months ago was resent without my
knowlege or any action by me. Since the original e-mail was sent in 2005,
I have moved, purchased a new computer, and deleted all my sent messages that
are over 1 year old. I've tried to talk to my ISP, Microsoft and Dell to
find out the cause. My ISP blames Microsoft, Microsoft says it's a Dell
problem but will try to help for $35 and Dell wants $35 just to talk to them.
I think I've entered the twilight zone of cyberspace.

Can anyone explain to me how this old message could suddenly be resent? It
was sent to 40 people, so they are all anxious to know how this happened, too.
 
Well, you're definitely in the wrong place to ask this question, but I will
answer it anyway.

The first thing I would do is to check my system for viruses, spyware,
adware, trojan horses, etc. It sounds like you've got one.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Chicken Salad Shooter
http://unclechutney.blogspot.com

A man, a plan, a canal, a palindrome that has.. oh, never mind.
 
I think one of your othere issues, is not to buy a new computer,
but just a new hard drive - and restart with that.

An email could be hanging around on a mail server until someone releases it,
if it was held up somehow. - rare but could happen.

M.
 
Thanks, but sometimes one needs a new computer not just a hard drive. I
still believe it is an issue with my ISP since we have been experiencing
numerous server problems.
 
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