Why does it keep downloading 15000 messages??

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raindance

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

Why does my Entourage often download thousands (like 17000 messages about once a week)? I must have some setting weird for it to keep doing that?

Thanks
Laura
 
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Diane Ross

Why does my Entourage often download thousands (like 17000 messages about once
a week)? I must have some setting weird for it to keep doing that?
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If you are keeping lots of messages on the server, I suggest moving the
older ones out of the Inbox to an archive folder. This will stop so many
from being downloaded again. POP mail is meant to be downloaded and deleted.
Usually server restrictions will require you to delete the mail or you'll
reach your limit.

Usually it's server burps that cause duplicates to be downloaded, but if you
rebuild Entourage that will cause it also.

To get rid of duplicates use one of the scripts listed here;

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq_topic/duplicates.html>

If your plan is to keep mail on the server, I suggest you switch to IMAP
then you won't have this problem.
 
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