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outlook express

i have 39 messages to read but it wont let me read .comes up with pop3 server timed out??

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  • Ramz_3
    Ramz_3 Posts: 174 Forumite
    I always had problems with Outlook, so started using Mozilla Thunderbird.
  • x_Wilco_x
    x_Wilco_x Posts: 283 Forumite
    Probably got a big message coming through - go to ISP webmail to look at offending email and delete - everything will keep backing up until you get rid off the server...
  • android_2
    android_2 Posts: 105 Forumite
    still with same problem,please help
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    android wrote: »
    still with same problem,please help
    Did you follow Wilco's suggestion?
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Ramz wrote: »
    I always had problems with Outlook, so started using Mozilla Thunderbird.

    Just not to confuse the issue, Outlook Express is a completely different program from Outlook. I used Outlook Express then changed to Thunderbird years ago, then changed to Outlook which is far superior if you need something more (calendar, app integration) than a pure pop3 client.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • rmg1
    rmg1 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
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    Apologies for going slightly off-topic, but what's the difference between Outlook and Outlook Express?
    Do they both come as standard with a Windows Xp installation?
    :wall: Flagellation, necrophilia and bestiality - Am I flogging a dead horse? :wall:

    Any posts are my opinion and only that. Please read at your own risk.
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    rmg1 wrote: »
    Apologies for going slightly off-topic, but what's the difference between Outlook and Outlook Express?
    Do they both come as standard with a Windows Xp installation?

    Two completely different things really. Outlook Express is the simple email client that comes free installed with windows, now called Windows Mail in Vista. Outlook is an email, contact manager, calendar (personal information management) application that comes with MS Office or is about £80 on its own.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • android_2
    android_2 Posts: 105 Forumite
    how do i do what wilco said????
  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    Go to your ISP's webmail (the address will depend on who your ISP is), login, check what email is there and delete anything that may be clogging it up (probably anything bigger than 4 or 5 MiB).
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
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