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3 More Common E-Mail Problems And What To Do About Them
As we continue to evolve into the world of e-mail that is part
of our everyday life, sometimes little problems arise that
bother the user. Previously we talked about returned messages
and lost connections, both which can be aggravating, and
supplied solutions. But there are a few more problems that can
affect an e-mail user causing frustration and we will address
these here, and again provide reasonable solutions to over come
them.
Problem 1 - You Cannot Send a Message
Even when there is not a connection problem, you may attempt to
send email, but find that it continues to remain in your outbox.
Solution
Typically this is a software problem, the result of otherwise
unapparent damage or corruption to one or more e-mail messages.
To address this problem, first copy any unsent messages as text.
Then save them on the computer's hard drive or a back-up storage
medium. After all messages have been saved, highlight all the
messages in your outbox and click on "delete" or "clear". When
clearing your outbox, start over. Just copy unsent messages from
the text files, pass them into new e-mail messages and resend.
Problem 2 - The E-mail is Missing an Attachment or the
Attachment Won't Open
An especially handy feature of e-mail is the ability to send and
receive attachments. Transmitting documents, photos or other
such information can save time and money compared to the U.S.
Mail or express delivery services. At the same time, attachments
can be real headaches. A common frustration is to receive an
e-mail message that refers to an attachment, but then find
nothing is there.
Solutions
Often the best solution is to request that the sender try once
again, since it is not unusual for the writer to refer to an
attachment, but then forget to attach it. Even if this is not
the case, your request might prompt the sender to re-think the
attachment's format before transmitting again. If the problem
continues, consider asking the sender to paste the contents
inside an e-mail message and try again. This may disrupt
formatting, but can be an effective way to circumvent attachment
problems.
If you see a message that the attachment has been deleted, it
may be that your anti-virus software has detected a virus, and
you're better off without it anyway. But if you find that all
attachments are indiscriminately being deleted, check your mail
properties. If a box is checked that blocks all attachments,
remove the check mark so that you can receive attachments. If
you then receive a message from an unknown person, or if the
message or attachment seems suspicious, delete the message
without opening the attachment.
A related problem is to see that an attachment has been
transmitted, but find that you are unable to open it. The causes
(and thus the solutions) vary. In some cases, the problem is
that the software used by the sender does not match that of the
recipient. As with a missing attachment, a simple fix is to ask
the sender to copy and paste the contents of the attachment
within a follow up mail message. Even if formatting is
disrupted, you can still get the gist of the information. You
can also use your own copying and pasting process to reformat
the contents, if that is important.
Another strategy is to save the document to your hard drive, and
then open the software program that was used initially to create
it. Once this program is in use, your computer may be able to
recognize what had been the attachment, and open it. If you do
not have the appropriate software loaded on your computer, you
may be able to download it from the Internet; just follow the on
screen prompts to
proceed.
Problem 3 - You Have too Much Incoming Mail or Cannot Download
What You Have
If you are receiving large volumes of e-mail, you may be
vulnerable to several difficulties.
Solutions
Many Internet service providers place limits on the amount of
storage provided to each user (although some have recently
increased storage limits). If a pre-set limit is reached
(perhaps because you've gone too long without downloading your
e-mail, or have been inundated by SPAM or virus induced flood of
messages), additional messages will be bounced back to those who
sent them.
Of course the direct approach is to download your mail and then
weed it out, but a smarter move may be to access your e-mail
account via Web mail. That way you can see a listing of all
messages and quickly delete any that do not appear to be of
interest. The end result is the same, but this step can save a
great deal of downloading time if you're using a dial up modem.
It also adds an extra measure of virus protection even if you
have a broadband connection. Since you're deleting messages from
your ISP's server before they ever have a chance to infect your
computer, it's like killing mosquitoes before they bite you -
instead of afterwards.
If you do not have a Web mail account, it's easy to get one.
Simply go to a provider such as Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) or Lycos
(www.lycos.com) and register. You can also use a site such as
mail2web (www.mail2web.com) or webmail4free.com without even
registering. Go to the site and enter you e-mail address and
password. You will see a listing of all incoming mail, which you
can read and then retain for downloading, or delete, as you
choose.
A similar challenge may be caused by unusually large message.
Again, this problem is more common with dial-up modems, where
hefty messages may take an annoyingly long time to download. In
the worst cases, you may find yourself unable to receive other
messages, because the connection with the server where your
messages are stored is severed when a time limit has been
reached.
Use of Web mail can also do the trick here. Just log on to the
third-party site, peruse the list of messages in your inbox, and
choose the one that is the largest (most Web mail programs
automatically list the size of each message). If the message
seems of potential interest, open and read it, and then delete
it. Or if it is obviously spam or something in which you have no
interest, you can delete the message without even bothering to
read it. Once you have removed the offending message, your other
incoming mail will no longer be blocked.
If you do not have Web mail, an option is to contact your
Internet Service Provider and ask for help. Once a customer
service representative deletes the offending message from the
ISP's server, you can then download all remaining messages.
Also keep in mind that retaining too much e-mail can be an
organizational problem, if not a technical one. Take time to
delete e-mail that does not need to be saved for future
reference. Allowing too many messages to accumulate wastes
storage space and makes it more difficult to find important
messages when you need to refer to them. For messages that merit
retention, create a series of folders so that they can be
readily located, and so that your inbox will not become too
full.
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