Thanks for the reply. Just tried deleting inbox.msf. As I suspected, it didn't work. The inbox file (containing messages) shows 0 kilobytes from explorer so unless the system actually restores this file, it will remain empty.
Are there other temp files created (perhaps in a windows temp directory) during the compacting process that may have a copy of my messages? Can't believe the timing of this. Just last night I said to myself I should backup my mail. And today, voila. No backup necessary. Edward Christopher Jahn wrote: > And it came to pass that Edward Buck wrote: > > >>I've been using netscape mail without problems for some >>time. Suddenly, the most unthinkable of problems happened >>to me today. All messages in my inbox suddenly >>disappeared! 6 months worth to be exact. >> >>I checked the filesystem and looked at the size of my inbox >>file. Indeed, the file is empty at 0k. Yesterday, the file >>was over a meg. In addition to the empty inbox, I also >>discovered that I have a new directory in my account called >>nstmp. The files in nstmp are also empty. Is this perhaps >>a compacting job gone completely awry?? >> > > Yes, that's very likely. > > >>Has anyone seen this problem? I've had mail problems >>before but never had my mail deleted like this. Quite >>frustrating as you can imagine. >> >>Is there a temp file somewhere that may have a copy of my >>inbox?? >> > > Very likely your summary file is corrupt; try this: > COMPLETELY close Mozilla. > FIND the file "inbox.msf" and delete the file. > Do NOT delete files that have no extensions, as those are where > the mail is actually stored. > Run Mozilla and see if your mail has returned. > > >
