From: Chris Robinson 

I don't use Outlook but here's a guess:  Have you checked the file where
your Inbox is stored to make sure it's not read-only? (could've been made
read only if restored recently from a backup off CD for example?)

Chris.

"Ronnie T. Mungo, Boy Genius" wrote:

> OE 6 on Win2k Pro FP3.
>
> My Outlook Express has developed an interesting habit. It cleans itself out.
> Now, I don't mind this, since this is my home email account, and I don't
> need it to hold the inbox since it is at home anyway, but this is weird.
> When I say cleans itself out, I don't mean the proper maintenance. I mean it
> will empty it's INBOX at (as best as I can tell) its whim. I've not seen it
> do it, but I'll come back, and it'll be empty. I'l close it, and reopen it
> and find an empty inbox.
>
> The old mail isn't in the deleted items area.
>
> It's simply vanished. Gone.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> RTM, GWMM
>
> (Ronnie T. Mungo, Guy With Missing Mail)

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