Windows Mail

eMAIL Problem.

My old system uses Outlook express. I have all my emails broken up into
different folders. The new system is downloading all the emails, and every
time it starts up, it starts at the very beginning, not recognizing that it
already downloaded the emails before. I now have about 5 or 6 copies of the
beginning emails. How do I get it to recognize what its already downloaded
and to get onlyh the new emails? Also, how do I get it to recognize my old
filing system so I don't have to refile all these different emails?

If it downloads the same emails over again, that means it wasn't allowed
to finish the job last time. The other possibility is a 'stuck' email on the server.
I suggest you go to webmail and prune the Inbox there so it holds only the
messages you want to download into Windows Mail. Move everything else
into webmail folders other than Inbox.

Windows Mail can automatically duplicate a filing system only for IMAP
accounts. For POP accounts you have to do the job yourself, although
you can set up message rules to redirect incoming emails into specific
mail folders.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"jb" <> wrote in message news:07675B60-5AA4-4BF0-AC6C-...
> eMAIL Problem.
>
> My old system uses Outlook express. I have all my emails broken up into
> different folders. The new system is downloading all the emails, and every
> time it starts up, it starts at the very beginning, not recognizing that it
> already downloaded the emails before. I now have about 5 or 6 copies of the
> beginning emails. How do I get it to recognize what its already downloaded
> and to get onlyh the new emails? Also, how do I get it to recognize my old
> filing system so I don't have to refile all these different emails?