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   L Covey to Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo   
   Re: unable to receive email   
   06 Mar 08 22:15:33   
   
   From: ljcovey@worldnet.att.net   
      
   Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:   
   > L Covey wrote:   
   >   
   >> March 4th and 5th I get an indication that there are 5 emails.   
   >> Browser is Netscape 7.2.  I double click on INBOX and get this   
   >> message:  Alert!   This folder is being processed.  Please wait until   
   >> processing is complete to get messages.   
   >>   
   >> Any ideas on how I can get my new email messages?   
   >>   
   >> Thanks in advance,   
   >>   
   >> Lani   
   >   
   >   
   > There are two things you can try.  First, Compact the Folders [under   
   > File}.  Did that work?   
   >   
   > If not, then close the program, then look in the mail section of the   
   > Netscape profile.  There, you will find a file called inbox.msf.  Once   
   > found, delete it.  Now, restart Netscape.  Click on the inbox, and   
   > download your messages.   
   >   
   > To find the Netscape profile, you can read this:   
   > http://ilias.ca/archive/netscape/profilefaq/#locations   
   >   
   > and if you're using windows, then you must read this first:   
   > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnm   
   re/tips/hiddenfiles.mspx   
   >   
   >   
      
   Thank you for taking time to help.  I will keep this information.   
      
   For some reason, in the past two days, the mail seems to be working   
   fine.  I did delete some emails, but I don't think that really think   
   that did the trick.  I did and regularly do compact files.   
      
   Windows XP   
   Netscape 7.2   
      
   Lani   
      
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