Outlook 2003 repeatedly downloading from POP3 server

[Pat Willener]

I just upgraded from OL2K to 2003. I have two accounts on
the 2003 client:
1 that connects to our corporate Exchange Server;
1 that connects to my private ISP's POP3 server.

The POP3 accounts has the option checked to leave a copy
on the server (so I
can get the message permanently at home). That has always
worked nicely,
but now OL 2003 is constantly re-downloading these
messages, ever few
minutes.

Is there some new option that must be checked to prevent
this? (Couldn't
find it, though)

Thanks,
P.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

What do you have set under your mail profiles? Does setting one profile for
Exchange and one for POP3 access work?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Pat Willener asked:

| I just upgraded from OL2K to 2003. I have two accounts on
| the 2003 client:
| 1 that connects to our corporate Exchange Server;
| 1 that connects to my private ISP's POP3 server.
|
| The POP3 accounts has the option checked to leave a copy
| on the server (so I
| can get the message permanently at home). That has always
| worked nicely,
| but now OL 2003 is constantly re-downloading these
| messages, ever few
| minutes.
|
| Is there some new option that must be checked to prevent
| this? (Couldn't
| find it, though)
|
| Thanks,
| P.

 

[Pat Willener]

Thank you for your reply.

It seems that the problem has corrected itself. This seems to have been
happening only with messages that were on the server _before_ Outlook 2003
was installed. Once these old messages were cleared from the server, new
messages are now downloaded only once.

P.