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From: "Elaine T. Maddox" <>
Subject: Re: E-mail question
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 01:54:17 -0500


I have the same result, Brian. That's why I learned how to go out onto the
server and delete the corrupt message there so I could complete the entire
mail download.

I do not know if all servers provide the means to do what I am doing. But I
do know my previous ISP had technicians who would go into the mailbox and
remove the message preventing other messages from downloading. I simply
called their 800# and requested assistance.

A friend currently has this problem on her computer. It would be well to
find out how your server handles a jam before you encounter one. They can
be very frustrating!

Elaine

Researching S*L*E*P*I*C*K*A and H*R*U*S*K*A


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Besley <>
To: <>
Date: Saturday, January 02, 1999 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: E-mail question

>Hi
> If I interrupt the downloading of my mail at, say, 10 of 70, when I
>try to get the second batch of 10 I will get first batch as well. My
>ISP downloads the entire contents - if any interruption it downloads the
>whole lot again. This is the reason for the "repeat" mailings that used
>to puzzle me until I twigged on.
> Brian
>
>
>Carol Dibble wrote:
>>
>> I had (and still do occasionally) the same problem. The technician
>> who built my computer gave me the following suggestion: Download the
>> first 10 (or whateve number) messages and press "Stop." Then download
>> the next 10, etc. When you get to the bottleneck, download one at a
>> time, using "stop" after each one. This has worked for me. Hope it
>> does for you, too.
>>
>> Carol Dibble

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