"Mail Activity" Box Strange???

This morning I opened Mail,,, It got about three new messages. All normal so far,,
While I was reading the new mail I noticed that the "Mail Activity" box located down in the lower left side of the window was showing a download of 761, yes 761 messages.... it took several minutes to complete and I did not get any new messages......
What the devil is going on,,,,, I think this has happened before, but I just did not catch it.
Also, even when things seem normal, I always get a down load number of new mail that is twice the amount that actually shows up. Any ideas??
Am I going crazy??? Been using Mail for several years now,,,,,,

Mike,
You probably deleted your Autoexec.bat file!!! Miss you, brother!
ron

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I think it serves two purposes... first it blocks visability from your archive mail box and two some networks dont use the internet so if you are getting mail and you have to go through a bunch of nonsense it shows up. LIke if you work for a company or goverment agency, their networks may not be connected to the out side world like using dialup, dsl, or high speed internet like you and me do.
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Matt Clough wrote:
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Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data. That means you know you can restore the Mail database, no matter what happens.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it:
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
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Washington, DC

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