Problems with Windows Mail

[Gary Hunt]

Recently when logging on to my e-mail account I lost all my saved messages,
the only one left were in the inbox.
Now every time I log on Windows Mail generates a "Recovered Messages" folder
filled with lots of empty folders and no messages.
How can I stop this annoying behaviour??

 

[B J Ness]

I keep getting this message, and my e-mails are sitting in the out box.

The host '(SMTP)' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
the server name correctly.
Subject 'Test Page', Account: 'POP3', Server: '(SMTP)', Protocol: SMTP,
Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

The host 'POP3' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the
server name correctly.
Account: 'POP3', Server: 'POP3', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL):
No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

 

[Bruce Hagen]

To avoid confusion, please start your own new thread rather than hijacking
this one that has absolutely nothing in common with your issue. thank you.

 

[Gary VanderMolen [MVP]]

It's what Windows Mail does when the message store has become corrupt.
The easiest way to fix it is to upgrade to Windows Live Mail:

http://download.live.com/wlmail

 

[Gary VanderMolen [MVP]]

You haven't entered valid mail server names.
You get the correct mail server names from your mail provider.
Do you have an existing email address? If so, what is the part of
your email address after the @ symbol? That part represents your
mail service provider.
Your mail provider will typically have a web page that shows how to
set up an email program. If you need more help, tell us the name of
your email service provider. If you currently don't have an email
address, we can help with that also.

 

[Gary Hunt]

Thanks for the suggestion, will try it out. Have a good weekend

 

[Gary VanderMolen [MVP]]

You're very welcome. Windows Live Mail will automatically import
all your WM stuff.