If you are getting duplicate emails on your computer in your Outlook Express, it could be that there is a corrupt email message in your inbox on the mail server. To delete the corupt email, simply:
Problem: The "Leave Messages on the Server" box has been checked on your Outlook Express account settings.
Fix: Uncheck the "Leave Messages on the Server" box. To do this, click on Tools>Accounts. You will see a box open (named Internet Accounts), click "Mail" tab, click on the mail account, click on Properties>Advanced. Remove the check in the box "Leave a copy of messages on server."
(The following information is from Microsoft Help and Support)
Problem: Outlook Downloads Messages from a POP3 Server Twice
Outlook downloads messages from a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) server again after it empties the Deleted Items folder even if you have both the Leave a copy of messages on the server and the Remove from server when deleted from Deleted Items options enabled on the POP3 account.
Fix: There is not an available workaround for this problem. . . Simply delete the duplicate messages.
Advanced Configurations:
How to setup email forwarding
How to create an Auto Responder
How to turn on Spam Filter
REFERENCE
http://www.comentum.com/outlook-issues.html
- Login to your mail server
http://mail.comentum.com/mail/
- Enter your user name (your email address)
- Enter your password - Delete the corrupt/damaged message that is creating the duplicates
(You may want to delete all messages on the server, after you have downloaded them to your Outlook.)
Problem: The "Leave Messages on the Server" box has been checked on your Outlook Express account settings.
Fix: Uncheck the "Leave Messages on the Server" box. To do this, click on Tools>Accounts. You will see a box open (named Internet Accounts), click "Mail" tab, click on the mail account, click on Properties>Advanced. Remove the check in the box "Leave a copy of messages on server."
(The following information is from Microsoft Help and Support)
Problem: Outlook Downloads Messages from a POP3 Server Twice
Outlook downloads messages from a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) server again after it empties the Deleted Items folder even if you have both the Leave a copy of messages on the server and the Remove from server when deleted from Deleted Items options enabled on the POP3 account.
Fix: There is not an available workaround for this problem. . . Simply delete the duplicate messages.
Advanced Configurations:
How to setup email forwarding
How to create an Auto Responder
How to turn on Spam Filter
REFERENCE
http://www.comentum.com/outlook-issues.html