This will fix it every time - when it happens right click in the folder
(Inbox or whatever) and go to properties. On the local file tab click the
delete button.
Then select another folder and then go back to the original folder, all the
messages will be downloaded again.
----- Original Message -----
From: "IMail Admin at BC Web" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] invisible mail
> I haven't been able to get recreating the account to fix this problem
either. Actually, I just create the account on a different
> computer and it still shows up.
>
> Ben
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 11:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] invisible mail
>
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > The following has worked for me, in OE, both when the 'Message no longer
on
> > server' and when the message count indicates less than Web Msg:
> >
> > Remove the account from OE. Create the account again, make it get the
> > folders, then it will get the messages from each folder, as you open
them. I
> > use IMAP, too.
> >
> > If using POP3 and messages are stored on the server, this should work,
too.
> >
> > I also found that just 'synchronizing the account was not any help, in
> > almost every case. I cannot remember it ever 'fixing' anything.
> >
> > Daniel Donnelly
> > ________________________________________________________
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Jones, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 7:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] invisible mail
> >
> >
> > > This is because you are using IMAP and according to Ipswitch,
Microsoft
> > has
> > > a bug in their client where by because of an improperly formed header,
the
> > > message is not downloaded... I have been told that if there is a
leading
> > > space in some part of the header, it will cause this to happen....
> > >
> > > I live with this problem and it really irritates me, but I like
Outlook
> > > Express and IMAP enough that it all evens out in the end.
> > >
> > > If anyone knows of a solution to this, please feel free to share...
and
> > > please don't give the canned "check the knowledge base" answer, as the
> > > solution given there doesn't work !
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 5:55 PM
> > > Subject: [IMail Forum] invisible mail
> > >
> > >
> > > > As long as I'm begging for help, I might as well go for broke and
ask
> > for
> > > > advice on a second question. For those of you with long memories, I
> > > posted a
> > > > similar question in late February. Sadly, my DNS problems started
> > > occuring
> > > > that day, and I never received any of the replies.
> > > >
> > > > We have a problem with what appears to be invisible email. That is,
if
> > > you
> > > > sit at the mail server and open a mail client (either the IMail
client
> > or
> > > > Outlook Express), you can see all of the messages. However, if you
open
> > > the
> > > > same account from another machine, some messages may not be visible.
> > > >
> > > > Let me give an explicit example: I have a mailbox in this particular
> > > domain.
> > > > Someone outside complained I wasn't getting their mail. I figured
their
> > > mail
> > > > was getting bounced, except that there were no error messages.
However,
> > I
> > > > think opened the account from the mail server itself, and found all
of
> > the
> > > > "missing" messages had indeed arrived. For some reason, these
messages
> > > are
> > > > not getting downloaded to mail clients off of the mail server.
> > > >
> > > > What could cause this and how do I fix it?
> > > >
> > > > Right now, I am forced to periodically log into the mail server and
> > check
> > > for
> > > > "missing" mail in various mailboxes. Anytime someone thinks that a
mail
> > > > message is overdue, the quick response is "hey, Ben, can you check
the
> > > mail
> > > > server to see if I really received this mail or not?"
> > > >
> > > > Ben Bednarz
> > > > BC Web
> > > >
> > > > For my next upgrade, I'm going back to paper cups and string.
> > > >
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