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====== Why did Outlook skip downloading some of my emails? (POP3) ====== | ====== Why did Outlook skip downloading some of my emails? (POP3) ====== | ||
- | When using the POP3 protocol to retrieve emails, it is not uncommon for mail clients (like Outlook) to occasionally miss downloading certain emails, or repeatedly download old emails. This can occur due to the mechanism of POP3. | + | When using the POP3 protocol to retrieve emails, it is not uncommon for mail clients (like Outlook) to occasionally miss downloading certain emails, or [[faq: |
When a mail client connects to the email server to retrieve emails with POP3, it receives a list of emails along with unique identifiers (IDs) assigned by the server. The mail client then maintains a local list or database of these email IDs to track which emails have been downloaded. However, if there are issues such as corruption, misconfiguration, | When a mail client connects to the email server to retrieve emails with POP3, it receives a list of emails along with unique identifiers (IDs) assigned by the server. The mail client then maintains a local list or database of these email IDs to track which emails have been downloaded. However, if there are issues such as corruption, misconfiguration, | ||
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==== 1. Check your POP3 settings ==== | ==== 1. Check your POP3 settings ==== | ||
- | Firstly, make sure that the POP3 settings configured at your Outlook are accurate. If the settings are correct, proceed to the next step. | + | Firstly, make sure that the [[faq: |
==== 2. Move all downloaded emails from the Inbox folder to the Read folder in webmail/ | ==== 2. Move all downloaded emails from the Inbox folder to the Read folder in webmail/ | ||
- | To troubleshoot missed downloads in a POP3 configuration, | + | To troubleshoot missed downloads in a POP3 configuration, |
+ | See: [[faq: | ||
==== 3. Consider using IMAP ==== | ==== 3. Consider using IMAP ==== | ||
For a more reliable experience, [[faq: | For a more reliable experience, [[faq: |