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Can't download e-mails
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Hello,
I can't download my e-mails on one of my accounts. I am using Outlook and Thunderbird. I have contacted the ISP and after a long process of elimination, it may be that my inbox folder is corrupt. Inbox.dbx I believe. Would both of these programs share the same inbox file? If not can anyone recommend another e-mail program (apart from Outlook Express which is playing up), just to give it a try. I have checked the account information and passwords etc. All are okay. I am using XP Pro. Thanks in advance for any help.
I can't download my e-mails on one of my accounts. I am using Outlook and Thunderbird. I have contacted the ISP and after a long process of elimination, it may be that my inbox folder is corrupt. Inbox.dbx I believe. Would both of these programs share the same inbox file? If not can anyone recommend another e-mail program (apart from Outlook Express which is playing up), just to give it a try. I have checked the account information and passwords etc. All are okay. I am using XP Pro. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Inbox.dbx is the inbox file for Outlook Express.
Outlook uses 'pst' files, rather than 'dbx' ones.
Thunderbird doesn't use of those file extensions; it has a completely separate inbox.
If you can't download e-mails with either Outlook or Thunderbird, it's likely that the problem is external to your e-mail clients. (e.g. it could be associated with your firewall or your port settings). However, if you still want to try another e-mail client, you could install the Opera web browser, which incorporates its own e-mail client:
http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/m2/
Chris
Outlook uses 'pst' files, rather than 'dbx' ones.
Thunderbird doesn't use of those file extensions; it has a completely separate inbox.
If you can't download e-mails with either Outlook or Thunderbird, it's likely that the problem is external to your e-mail clients. (e.g. it could be associated with your firewall or your port settings). However, if you still want to try another e-mail client, you could install the Opera web browser, which incorporates its own e-mail client:
http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/m2/
Chris
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