Oh, and the AV issue...I had thought about that way in the distant mists of time, but was able to eliminate it as an issue (tried it on a clean machine with no antivirus).
Thanks! On 3/21/07, Aaron Fransen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For some folks they receive emails twice, for some it's three times, > but not (that I've heard anyways) more than that. > > An example: Joe Smith comes back from holidays, and has 50 emails > sitting there for him. He receives each and every one three times > exactly, ending up with 150 new emails in his inbox. > > Jane Doe checks her email every morning, and most mornings ends up > receiving two of every email. > > Note that it's not selective: If a user is going to have this happen, > it's going to every single email they happen to be retrieving at the > time. If it's not going to happen, it's not going to happen on ANY of > the emails they are retrieving. > > Aaron > > > On 3/21/07, Hal Dell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I've tracked this as much as I can and this is what I've found: At no time > > do the messages > > > exist on the server twice...they are *only* received twice by the client. > > > > > > It does seem to happen to some people more than others, which leads me to > > believe > > > it's a "double-click the Send/Receive" button issue, but when I test it > > the second request > > > is rejected since the POP server only allows a single connection per > > individual. > > > > Are you sure they are *only* received the eMails twice? NOT more then that? > > > > Since, I'm coming into the middle of this eMail exchange in the -- I don't > > have > > all of the facts of your situation.... > > > > I had a problem like yours and was caused by the long time standing issues > > with > > mail clients on Windows due to the POP3 Tail issue - the symptoms that you > > state > > are nearly identical. David created a filter to not allow these messages in > > the queue. > > If you don't already have the filter installed I would highly recommend > > installing it. > > (Someone on this list may be able to tell the location to download the > > filter -- I > > don't see it listed on xmailserver.org -- it was mailed around at the time). > > > > POP3 Tail issue is caused by spam and other hacker attempts at DOS targeted > > at the eMail clients by intentionally corrupting the normal double CR LF at > > the > > bottom of the eMail message byte stream. > > > > An eMail that is corrupted in this way causes the email client to never > > complete > > downloading the eMailbox the mailbox is never cleared and then you get > > your Emails over and over again. This is a safety mechanism in the client > > to prevent accidental erasure of eMail messages in the case of a dropped > > IP connection. > > > > I'm not sure this will help you... Let us know... > > > > > > Thanks, > > Hal Dell > > Managing Partner > > ePodWorks.net, Inc. > > PO Box 22 > > Willow Grove, PA 19090 > > +1-215-830-0662 (phone) > > +1-866-549-4652 (fax) > > Need Support send eMail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ! > > > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
