Talk talk email...2 years of deleted emails received

frustrated123_2

I use windows live mail for my talktalk emails. Today i have switched on it is downloading ALL emails ive ever received?? So far on 3000 going back 12 months


Anyone any thoughts or hel? This is a nightmare??

-TangleFoot-

Access your email account via the TalkTalk web site; you should be able to clear your inbox from there.

J_B

The easiest way would be as post #2 says - go to webmail and delete them.
To stop it happening again, you need to untick the box that says 'leave messages on the server'
It used to be in tools/internet options in Outlook Express, but I don't use WinMail so, can't help there sorry!

-TangleFoot-

J_B wrote: »

To stop it happening again...

Hold your horses - could just be an almighty boo-boo on the part of TalkTalk; there's no telling what's actually going on at this point.

frustrated123_2

Cheers ive done that and it seems to have stopped all the downloading!!

frustrated123_2

Never ever had anything like that happen!! Got to 4800 emails going back to 2009!

-TangleFoot-

Give 'em a call sometime - they might be able to tell you what happened.

chris-j

Depends on how you set up connection on Windows Live. If set as IMAP connection, emails will be retained on server anyway, if set as POP then emails just get downloaded and come off server UNLESS you have ticked to leave them on server.

J_B

frustrated123 wrote: »

Cheers ive done that and it seems to have stopped all the downloading!!

Done what?

-TangleFoot-

J_B wrote: »

Done what?

Exactly as we both suggested?

frustrated123_2

Yes logged on to talk talk mail through their site instead of through windows live mail. Changed my password and it seems to have stopped downloading.

Guess its one of those things!