I fixed the problem I believe. Since I had the same problem. Just to clarify
the problem at hand: When you send a single email to a friend, you get two
copies of that single email that I am sure you clicked 'send' once in your
sent box. Well if you are having that problem then this is the solution as I
was having. First off, I made sure that I was not sending sending the email
once and being that the sent box shows it being sent twice (date and time
identical) I wanted to make sure that they were not recieving my emails twice
as well. Well they are not. As for the problem I do not know what is causing
it but here it the conclusion.
Based on my model I am using Windows Vista 32bit Home Premium Edition
In the Windows Mail window, select on Tools > Options > tab on SEND > and
uncheck the first box under Sending... Where is reads "save copy of sent
messages in the 'sent items' folder. I am using AOL email and I believe it
automaticallys saves messages in the IMAP format. Therefore, this option is
enabling windows to send another copy of your sent mail, making it have two
sent items when its actually only sending twice.
yeah its irritating, but problem soloved. YAM BAM!
Good luck folks.
"jba2007" wrote:
> I have same issue, but I have found a completely different reason for "double
> message sent posts". It turns out that if I choose to save "sent messages"
> (that I sent on imap server) to the "Local Sent Items" folder, two things
> happen.
> 1. the message does not get saved to this folder (though it is supposed to
> be saved there, and
> 2. the message registers as being sent twice in the imap "Sent Items"
> folder. (it is actually only sent once to recipient; however it shows being
> sent twice, as it is registered twice in the imap "Sent Items" folder.
>
> So, what is happening is this: when I elect to save my sent messages to my
> Local Sent Items folder (one does this in tools-options-send and then
> checking "save copy of sent messages in the 'sent messages' folder), it sends
> them twice to the imap server rather than once to imap server and once to
> Local "Sent Items" folder.
>
> Does anyone know of a fix for this? Has anyone else experienced this?
> This machine is two days old HP, OEM Vista machine.
>
> thanks.
>
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
> > Glad to hear it. Someone else posted that had happened to them, so that's
> > what made me suggest it.
> >
> > Good to have the feedback for the next one.
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > steve
> >
> > "Tom Warren" <> wrote in message
> > news:EBA06F74-94FC-4EB0-BA71-...
> > > Steve, Tim and Gary............
> > >
> > > Thanks for all the suggestions and we have a winner ! :0)
> > >
> > > It turns out I had my email account set up twice. Don't know how or why
> > > but
> > > I'm sure I probably did it. Anyway, problem resolved.
> > >
> > > Thanks a bunch Steve
> > >
> > > Tom Warren
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Steve Cochran" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Go to Tools | Accounts and make sure there is only one copy of your mail
> > >> account. Then see here as well: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
> > >>
> > >> steve
> > >>
> > >> "Tom Warren" <Tom > wrote in message
> > >> news:4711BF85-F2B6-4C37-A874-...
> > >> > Can anyone tell me why windows email sends multiple copies? I did a
> > >> > clean
> > >> > install from XP Home to Vista Home Premium.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks for any help
> > >> >
> > >> > Tom
> > >>
> >