receiving messages multiple times

[Ernie Lowell]

Outlook 2002, set in POP3 mode, set to leave a copy of
messages on the (offsite) server. Whenever mail is
received at the server, it is forwarded properly to this
user, but then in 5 minutes or so when Outlook checks the
server again (as it has always done in the past) another
copy of the message is sent. This will continue until a
NEW message arrives at the server, at which point that new
message will be repeatedly sent. There is only one copy of
the email on the server, and another user who monitors
this account using Outlook Express properly receives a
single instance of the message. As far as I can tell all
the settings on OL2002 are correct, and a few reboots have
not helped. Any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

as long as leave a copy onb the server is checked it will
continiue to downlod the email everytime it checks the
server.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Outlook 2002, set in POP3 mode, set to leave a copy of
messages on the (offsite) server. Whenever mail is
received at the server, it is forwarded properly to this
user, but then in 5 minutes or so when Outlook checks the
server again (as it has always done in the past) another
copy of the message is sent. This will continue until a
NEW message arrives at the server, at which point that new
message will be repeatedly sent. There is only one copy of
the email on the server, and another user who monitors
this account using Outlook Express properly receives a
single instance of the message. As far as I can tell all
the settings on OL2002 are correct, and a few reboots have
not helped. Any suggestions?
.I would love hear if you get an answer to this. I'm

now receiving triple emails for every single one.

 

[Brian Tillman]

as long as leave a copy onb the server is checked it will
continiue to downlod the email everytime it checks the
server.

That's NOT the way POP is supposed to work. Each message on the server is
supposed to be assigned a unique UIDL, an identifying number assigned by the
server. The client is supposed to query the server for the UIDL and save it
for each downloaded message. If the client sees a message on the server
with the same UIDL, it won't download it again. Something is interfering
with this.
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Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
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Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
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