The e-Mail that wouldn't Die

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Steve Jacobs

ON Aug 12, 2005 I received an e-mail from a governmental website
notifying me of an event. Each time Outlook 2003 checked my SBC mail
server, it got the message again, and again, and again.

I deleted the messages, and they just keep coming back. I deleted them
all on friday. Today I had 389 of them. All from the same website, all
dated 8/12/05.

I figure the website's mailer is looking for some sort of confirmation
of receipt from Outlook and not getting it.

Any ideas on why this is and how to stop it? I've unsubscribed from
the site, by the way...
 
Do you have any Anti-virus or Firewall that is scanning incoming or outgoing
mail? If yes, disable the scanning. You may need to uninstall and
reinstall to remove that component.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Steve Jacobs asked:

| ON Aug 12, 2005 I received an e-mail from a governmental website
| notifying me of an event. Each time Outlook 2003 checked my SBC mail
| server, it got the message again, and again, and again.
|
| I deleted the messages, and they just keep coming back. I deleted them
| all on friday. Today I had 389 of them. All from the same website, all
| dated 8/12/05.
|
| I figure the website's mailer is looking for some sort of confirmation
| of receipt from Outlook and not getting it.
|
| Any ideas on why this is and how to stop it? I've unsubscribed from
| the site, by the way...
 
Disabling it didn't work.

I'm reluctant to delete and re-install since it only seems to be a
problem w/ one source...

Why might this work? Is the sender looking for (and not getting) a
response?
 
Disabling it didn't work.

I'm reluctant to delete and re-install since it only seems to be a
problem w/ one source...

Why might this work? Is the sender looking for (and not getting) a
response?
Click to expand...

With your web browser, try going to http://loging.yahoo.com. Enter your
entire email address for the user ID, and then your account password.
Delete the offending message from the Inbox of your web view.

If you were working with MS Outlook Express, I would suggest deleting the
..dbx file for the Inbox; but I don't know if MS Outlook is afflicted with
the same common problems as MS Outlook Express.

--
Norman
~I'll be there, by your side
~in the land of Twilight.
~In your dream I will go
~'till we find the Sunlight.
 
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