On or near 6/3/04 11:36 PM, Mark Goodman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > Sure, I could just have my accounts remove the mail from the > server and solve the problem myself. But then what would be the point of > having an option to leave the mail on the server?
Just a couple of ideas. First, Entourage does not rebuild the database by itself. The crashes you are experiencing are, in some way (and what the way is does not really matter) interfering with Entourage's record of what has already been downloaded, and that's why the messages are being re-downloaded. I've experienced at least one "crash" recently due to a "power outage" (I accidentally stepped on the Off switch on my power strip!), and Entourage did not re-download all the messages on the server (I keep them for a couple of days). When I've rebuilt the database, it ALWAYS redownloads. My point is, you may never figure out why it is doing that; it's a peculiarity of your setup, and not a general problem faced by Entourage users. So, in your case, I think the best thing is to know how to deal with it. I have an AppleScript that I've modified from one written by Barry Wainwright. Barry's script eliminates all duplicates in a given folder by comparing the message IDs; it is very fast. I modified it to (a) always delete the _most recent_ version of a duplicated message (because I may have read or replied to the older one), and (b) to cycle through all my mail folders (I have about 70). If you like I'll send you a copy off list; let me know. (I will also post it to my website--see below--real soon, named "Delete dupes all folders".) Look in /Scripts/Entourage OS X&2004. Of course, this script depends on existing duplicate messages. If you download a message, delete it, and re-download it, the script won't find it as a duplicate. Nor will it find duplicates which exist in different folders; the dupes have to reside in the same folder to be detected. -- Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word (MVPs are volunteers) Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Entourage FAQ site: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> AppleScripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: <http://homepage.mac.com/allen_a_watson/FileSharing3.html> Entourage Help Pages: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
