deleting e-mails

Please can anyone help me with this problem.
I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday. now I have
got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have managed I
have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the ones that
I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is always the
same. can anyone help me with is.
Thank you

Kathy

In what email program?

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "katie"
wrote:

Please can anyone help me with this problem.
I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday. now I have
got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have managed I
have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the ones that
I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is always the
same. can anyone help me with is.
Thank you

Kathy

Whenever I have troubles of this sort, I go to the online email usually offered
by ISPs. "Webmail" is what it is often called. You can delete unwanted messages
there, and/or move messages from the server inbox to other folders, paring down
the amount your email program downloads at any one time to a manageable level.

When you download messages to your local client, if the download doesn't
complete, the messages that have been downloaded don't get deleted from the
server. This is why the messages you've already gotten get downloaded again.
Also, there have been some malicious emails going around lately that are so
malformed that they mess up the system and cause problems like those you are
encountering. Your ISP almost certainly has some method for accessing your email
via the internet.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x

"katie" wrote in message
...
Please can anyone help me with this problem.
I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday. now I have
got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have managed I
have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the ones that
I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is always the
same. can anyone help me with is.
Thank you

Kathy

Thankyou for both your help. I am using outlook express as my email program.
I am now trying again to download them.
Kathy
"Alan Edwards" wrote in message
...
In what email program?

...Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "katie"
wrote:

Please can anyone help me with this problem.
I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday. now I
have
got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have
managed I
have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the ones
that
I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is always the
same. can anyone help me with is.
Thank you

Kathy

Why not download and install the free program 'Mailwasher"
from NZ.

You can download the email headers from the server
and delete en-masse all the spam junk, without downloading
to your computer.
Otherwise you are paying in time for downloading this junk.

Better still you can "bounce" it back to these bottom feeders.

I see Terhune has explained why the same ones come back & how to stop
it. Here is another thing...

I only had two posts in any of my folders larger than 90 KB. One had an
attachment. The other was HTML with a picture inside. The largest post
on this NG in my 40 days of download is 58 KB. So, I feel it is
acceptable to...

(1) OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, Mail".
(2) Check "Where the message size is more than size" in first window.
(3) Check "Delete it from server" in second window.
(4) Click "Size" in third window, & set it to 100 KB.
(5) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any other
rule you may have.

Those Swen posts are 144 KB. So, they will not download. Naturally, if
you expect a large post, such as one with a legitimate attachment, then
you must disable that rule before it is sent to you. Otherwise, you will
never see it. (Update: Your ISP may STILL have them at their "E-Mail on
the WEB". So? Go do it there too.)

However, the fake "returned mail" posts will still get through. They
seem to be far fewer, & certainly are quicker to download. These also
are a danger, if they contain an attachment. Just delete them, or create
a rule to delete them automatically. It seems to work to...

Conditions:
Where the To line contains people.
Where the message has an attachment.

Actions:
Delete it.
Stop processing more rules.

Description:
Click "Contains people". Have it select all posts that do not have you
in the "To" field. (Mine says "Does not contain 'PCR' or 'NetZero'".)

Move the rule up, if necessary, to just below the other.

Now these posts will all go into your "Deleted Items" folder. When you
are sure nothing of value is in there, R-Clk the folder & select
"Empty...".

They can safely be viewed (to see nothing of importance is there) by
"R-Clk, Find", & check the "Received before" box. If the Headers
don't say it all, then "R-Clk one of them, Properties, Details button,
View Source" is very safe to do.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"katie" wrote in message
...
| Please can anyone help me with this problem.
| I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday. now
I have
| got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have
managed I
| have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the
ones that
| I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is always
the
| same. can anyone help me with is.
| Thank you
|
| Kathy
|
|

Thank-you I have done as you suggested and now I have no more e-mails in my
box. It took a long time as I am not very good with the computer but once I
printed out your instructions I just went from step to step. thank-you
again,I will keep it for further use which I am sure I will .

Kathy
"PCR" wrote in message
...
I see Terhune has explained why the same ones come back & how to stop
it. Here is another thing...

I only had two posts in any of my folders larger than 90 KB. One had an
attachment. The other was HTML with a picture inside. The largest post
on this NG in my 40 days of download is 58 KB. So, I feel it is
acceptable to...

(1) OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, Mail".
(2) Check "Where the message size is more than size" in first window.
(3) Check "Delete it from server" in second window.
(4) Click "Size" in third window, & set it to 100 KB.
(5) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any other
rule you may have.

Those Swen posts are 144 KB. So, they will not download. Naturally, if
you expect a large post, such as one with a legitimate attachment, then
you must disable that rule before it is sent to you. Otherwise, you will
never see it. (Update: Your ISP may STILL have them at their "E-Mail on
the WEB". So? Go do it there too.)

However, the fake "returned mail" posts will still get through. They
seem to be far fewer, & certainly are quicker to download. These also
are a danger, if they contain an attachment. Just delete them, or create
a rule to delete them automatically. It seems to work to...

Conditions:
Where the To line contains people.
Where the message has an attachment.

Actions:
Delete it.
Stop processing more rules.

Description:
Click "Contains people". Have it select all posts that do not have you
in the "To" field. (Mine says "Does not contain 'PCR' or 'NetZero'".)

Move the rule up, if necessary, to just below the other.

Now these posts will all go into your "Deleted Items" folder. When you
are sure nothing of value is in there, R-Clk the folder & select
"Empty...".

They can safely be viewed (to see nothing of importance is there) by
"R-Clk, Find", & check the "Received before" box. If the Headers
don't say it all, then "R-Clk one of them, Properties, Details button,
View Source" is very safe to do.


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"katie" wrote in message
...
| Please can anyone help me with this problem.
| I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday. now
I have
| got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have
managed I
| have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the
ones that
| I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is always
the
| same. can anyone help me with is.
| Thank you
|
| Kathy
|
|

Katie,

I use OE 6 as my email reader also.

One thing that helps me is, I go to my ISP which is AT & T Worldnet and look
at my email before I download it onto my Computer. Before I give it the
honor of going onto my 'puter.

I delete the Spam and unwanted email while it is still on the ISP's server.
I delete alot of email at this point.

Only then do I click Send/Rec in my OE 5.0.

Goof luck.

Jeff Turner
"katie" wrote in message
...
Please can anyone help me with this problem.
I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday. now I
have
got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have managed
I
have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the ones
that
I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is always the
same. can anyone help me with is.
Thank you

Kathy

You are welcome.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"katie" wrote in message
...
| Thank-you I have done as you suggested and now I have no more e-mails
in my
| box. It took a long time as I am not very good with the computer but
once I
| printed out your instructions I just went from step to step. thank-you
| again,I will keep it for further use which I am sure I will .
|
| Kathy
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| I see Terhune has explained why the same ones come back & how to
stop
| it. Here is another thing...
|
| I only had two posts in any of my folders larger than 90 KB. One had
an
| attachment. The other was HTML with a picture inside. The largest
post
| on this NG in my 40 days of download is 58 KB. So, I feel it is
| acceptable to...
|
| (1) OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, Mail".
| (2) Check "Where the message size is more than size" in first
window.
| (3) Check "Delete it from server" in second window.
| (4) Click "Size" in third window, & set it to 100 KB.
| (5) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any
other
| rule you may have.
|
| Those Swen posts are 144 KB. So, they will not download. Naturally,
if
| you expect a large post, such as one with a legitimate attachment,
then
| you must disable that rule before it is sent to you. Otherwise, you
will
| never see it. (Update: Your ISP may STILL have them at their
"E-Mail on
| the WEB". So? Go do it there too.)
|
| However, the fake "returned mail" posts will still get through. They
| seem to be far fewer, & certainly are quicker to download. These
also
| are a danger, if they contain an attachment. Just delete them, or
create
| a rule to delete them automatically. It seems to work to...
|
| Conditions:
| Where the To line contains people.
| Where the message has an attachment.
|
| Actions:
| Delete it.
| Stop processing more rules.
|
| Description:
| Click "Contains people". Have it select all posts that do not have
you
| in the "To" field. (Mine says "Does not contain 'PCR' or
'NetZero'".)
|
| Move the rule up, if necessary, to just below the other.
|
| Now these posts will all go into your "Deleted Items" folder. When
you
| are sure nothing of value is in there, R-Clk the folder & select
| "Empty...".
|
| They can safely be viewed (to see nothing of importance is there) by
| "R-Clk, Find", & check the "Received before" box. If the Headers
| don't say it all, then "R-Clk one of them, Properties, Details
button,
| View Source" is very safe to do.
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "katie" wrote in message
| ...
| | Please can anyone help me with this problem.
| | I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday.
now
| I have
| | got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have
| managed I
| | have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the
| ones that
| | I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is
always
| the
| | same. can anyone help me with is.
| | Thank you
| |
| | Kathy
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

How do you check your mail before it reaches your computer? I have a lot to
learn about this computer.
"Jeff Turner" wrote in message
...
Katie,

I use OE 6 as my email reader also.

One thing that helps me is, I go to my ISP which is AT & T Worldnet and
look
at my email before I download it onto my Computer. Before I give it the
honor of going onto my 'puter.

I delete the Spam and unwanted email while it is still on the ISP's
server.
I delete alot of email at this point.

Only then do I click Send/Rec in my OE 5.0.

Goof luck.

Jeff Turner
"katie" wrote in message
...
Please can anyone help me with this problem.
I have not used my computer for a few weeks as I was on holiday. now I
have
got 4380 mail,but when I try to download them it stops.what I have
managed
I
have deleted permently.then it starts all over again.including the ones
that
I have deleted presently. I have tried about 4 times but it is always
the
same. can anyone help me with is.
Thank you

Kathy