Lost my new emails, PLEASE HELP!!!

Calman · 11 Dec 2009, 04:38 AM

Hi folks,

...hate my introduction to be this flavour, but I need HELP!!!

I opened up Outlook Express this morning, to see 15 new emails in my Inbox (the usual bold with number in brackets) ... my system crashed and on re-boot, I do a send/receive, but the emails don't come back in??? ... so they appear to be lost in cyberland.

Any help MUCH appreciated, as I know of 3 important emails which should have arrived over the last 12 hours.

Kind Regards,
Cal

Calman · 11 Dec 2009, 05:21 AM

Hmm? .. can't see this topic on the forum page??

Adrian Bell · 11 Dec 2009, 06:15 AM

You could try this:-
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
Although I wouldn't get your hopes up.

To prevent it happening again make sure that Background Compaction (Tools... > Options > Maintenance) is turned off. Virus scanners can also be a problem.

n5bb · 11 Dec 2009, 09:55 AM

Welcome to the EMD Forums, Calman!

Have you checked the server to see if they are still there? Most email services these days have a webmail interface available, and if you were using IMAP your messages should still be on the server. If you were using POP, they are probably gone (although they might still be on the server if it was configured to keep old POP messages for some interval).

This is one reason that I will never use POP again. It's too dangerous. IMAP is much more forgiving, in my opinion.

Bill

nooby · 11 Dec 2009, 04:44 PM

Could this be a Fastmail question?

**CyberSmurf** · 12 Dec 2009, 01:50 AM

Which e-mail provider are you talking about?

As an example, GMail doesn't purge messages that were deleted via POP3, instead it moves those messages to Trash. They remain in Trash for 30 days.

11 Dec 2009, 04:38 AM	#1
Calman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada Posts: 2	Lost my new emails, PLEASE HELP!!! Hi folks, ...hate my introduction to be this flavour, but I need HELP!!! I opened up Outlook Express this morning, to see 15 new emails in my Inbox (the usual bold with number in brackets) ... my system crashed and on re-boot, I do a send/receive, but the emails don't come back in??? ... so they appear to be lost in cyberland. Any help MUCH appreciated, as I know of 3 important emails which should have arrived over the last 12 hours. Kind Regards, Cal

11 Dec 2009, 05:21 AM	#2
Calman Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada Posts: 2	Hmm? .. can't see this topic on the forum page??

11 Dec 2009, 06:15 AM	#3
Adrian Bell Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darlington, UK Posts: 938	You could try this:- http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone Although I wouldn't get your hopes up. To prevent it happening again make sure that Background Compaction (Tools... > Options > Maintenance) is turned off. Virus scanners can also be a problem.

11 Dec 2009, 09:55 AM	#4
n5bb Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: May 2004 Location: Irving, Texas Posts: 8,929	Welcome to the EMD Forums, Calman! Have you checked the server to see if they are still there? Most email services these days have a webmail interface available, and if you were using IMAP your messages should still be on the server. If you were using POP, they are probably gone (although they might still be on the server if it was configured to keep old POP messages for some interval). This is one reason that I will never use POP again. It's too dangerous. IMAP is much more forgiving, in my opinion. Bill

11 Dec 2009, 04:44 PM	#5
nooby Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Europe Posts: 474	Could this be a Fastmail question?

12 Dec 2009, 01:50 AM	#6
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,011	Which e-mail provider are you talking about? As an example, GMail doesn't purge messages that were deleted via POP3, instead it moves those messages to Trash. They remain in Trash for 30 days.