Occasionally I get massive downloads of duplicate emails using apple mail. They number thousands. I grit my teeth and, when it's happened, look at the most recent to make sure they aren't new, and then select and delete all unread mails.
Ranulph On 2 Sep 2012, at 09:50, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > It was probably mail syncing with folder on the yahoo server, perhaps it > thought it needed to sync the entire inbox then found it up to date after > only a few. > > If you had 4000 unread emails appear in your inbox then there might be > something to look at. But if nothing new arrived then I wouldn't worry about > it too much. > > Regards > > Sam > > -- > MacAmbulance > Sam Mullen > 07747778022 > [email protected] > > On 2 Sep 2012, at 09:22, Ray Packham <[email protected]> wrote: > >> HI out of curiosity what were they all? I was wondering if the emails were >> spam or something wrong with apples email service.. just out of curiosity >> >> >> >> Ray >> >> >> >> On 2 Sep 2012, at 08:33, Gillian Snoxall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Smuggers, >>> >>> The incoming mail activity has suddenly ceased, so panic over! >>> >>> Sorry for the SOS. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Gilly >>> >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Gillian Snoxall <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [sussex_mug] Help! I have over 4,000 emails coming in! >>>> Date: 2 September 2012 07:38:22 GMT+01:00 >>>> To: Sussex Mac Users Group <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Please reply to Derek's email address: [email protected] >>>> >>>> I do hope someone can help. >>>> >>>> Gilly >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>>> From: Gillian Snoxall <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: [sussex_mug] Help! I have over 4,000 emails coming in! >>>>> Date: 2 September 2012 07:22:00 GMT+01:00 >>>>> To: Sussex Mac Users Group <[email protected]> >>>>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> Help! I have over 4,000 emails coming in! What can I do? >>>>> >>>>> Gilly >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
