[thelist] concerned!!!

>  "This text is part of the internal format of your mail folder, and is
not
>   a real message.  It is created automatically by the mail system
software.
>   If deleted, important folder data will be lost, and it will be
re-created
>   with the data reset to initial values."
>
>Has anyone else experienced this and is it "for real" or is it something I
>have been sent by some unscrupulous person? *smile*


hi neroli

yes, i get this message once in a while, i think only after a crash or
power-down while outlook express was open

i just delete this message, but only after making a new folder and copying
all the messages out just in case (maybe i'm being too cautious, but i once
lost some outlook express messages when i re-installed ie4)

in any case i don't *think* it originates outside of outlook express like
an email virus

you are right to be careful about anything weird that shows up in your
inbox

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rudy limeback
http://www.interlog.com/~r937/
http://evolt.org/


p.s. deconstructing microsoft error messages can be fun...

"this text is [something] and is not a real message," reminds me of "this
is not a pipe" and is far too deep for microsoft to have meant anything
other than "there was an error"

besides, *what* important folder data will be lost? how do i recreate it?
why can't outlook express grab it, since it knows it will be lost and knows
how to reset it to initial values? how come nothing noticeable changes when
i do delete it?

typical microsoft error message, it does little to inform you, and leaves
you feeling more frightened than before you got it