Mail re-sends old messages

old messages (~6 months) get re-sent???

My mail application is completely screwed up: it
re-sends old messages to people and it's becoming a
HUGE problem. It's completely random but it happens
at least once a day. I'm also having trouble with
attachments -- i often can't open them (even though
it's just a file or something).
I would like to trash the application and just
re-install it. Does anyone know how to do this?
The easiest way is to use a program called "Pacifist." It allows individual packages to be installed. Just Google the program name and mac and download it. ($20 shareware and totally worth it)
Use your original OSX 10.4 install disk and run pacifist and re-install the mail package using Pacifist. Download any updates (ie: OS X 10.4.5 combined) and repeat the process with the updated mail application included in the combination package.
You will now have a fresh, current install of mail.

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Thanks

First I'd backup your whole Mail folder.
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Yesterday, I attempted to send Email with four attached files. Unfortunately, I didn't quite grasp just how huge those files were (a couple GB or so!) before I hit "send" the message. It was unable to send them, not too surprisingly.
So, I deleted that message from the Outbox and created an archive of the huge files, and attempted t send that archive in a different, follow-up message.
The problem is that Mail seems to be still attempting to send the original heyuuuge message. It seems to be queued up somewhere, and I can't seem to figure out where. It doesn't appear in "Drafts," in "Outbox," nor in "Sent," and I don't see the follow-up message with the ZIP archive attached either.
This is MobileMe, if it matters. Probably doesn't matter though, since I'm still able to send from my iPhone, and from the MobileMe website.
Previously, on the bottom left of the window, it showed a transmission rate of ~200KBps, suggesting that it is in fact sending it. Now I don't even see that, although, I do see the spinning thingie by "Sent," and a few other Email messages queued up behind it.
After force-quitting Mail, I see the progress bar again, but it's showing a transfer rate of zero, and also six messages queued up. Hmmm...
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My immediate inclination would be to wait until it comes back again to say that it can't send the message, but since it's not showing the progress indicator anymore, I'm not sure whether it ever will come back. If so, it's certainly taking quite a while. Hmmm...

Ah, never mind. Looks like the problem finally resolved itself. Not sure exactly how, but it seems OK now.

Mail keeps retrieving old messages

I was wondering if there is a way to set up mail where it stops getting old messages. I am trying to clear up my mailbox but every time I do it retrieves old messages from the server and then I have to clear those out. In addition, the old messages that are added come up as unread so my unread message number indicator on the icon is always high. I want to be able to have a lot of messages in my inbox but I just wish it would stop getting old messages unless i tell it to. Does anyone else have troubles with this?

Just a curiosity...
POP3 and imap have implemented a 'last' feature. This is a value that represents the last message that the client (iPad mail) has seen from that server.
Sometimes the versions are funky and this 'last' is not implemented or not compatible.
Since this is an old feature (5 years as I remember) most sendmail servers support it. But, well versions and opinions being as they are some people don't use industry standard products and muck up features.
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Hi,
My Mac info:
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Machine Model:          PowerMac7,3
CPU Type:          PowerPC G5 (3.0)
Mail Version 2.1.3 (753.1)
My mail application can send out message but can't receive new e-mail now ? please see attached before my capture screen
and some software(adobe illustrator cs) and applications(terminal) can't run ? please see attached
but in another user account, terminal and illustrator can run.
Please kindly help to check with these problems. Thanks.

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Mail is moving old messages from folders into the inbox

Hey,
Mail has started behaving really weird. It has started to move old messages, from various folders into the inbox. When i try to move it back, i have to use the contextual menu to do that, drag and drop doesn't work.
Has anyone experienced this before? Help is greatly appriciated!
/Andreas

Hi Andreas.
Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
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After having fixed all the filesystem issues, if any, and ensuring that there’s enough space available on the startup disk (a few GB, plus the space needed to make a backup copy of the Mail folder), proceed as follows to re-create Mail’s index:
1. Quit Mail if it’s running.
2. In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Mail/. Make a backup copy of this folder, just in case something goes wrong, e.g. by dragging it to the Desktop while holding the Option (Alt) key down. This is where all your mail is locally stored.
3. Locate Envelope Index and move it to the Trash. If you see any other “Envelope Index”-named file there, delete it as well.
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6. As a side effect of having removed the IMAP account folders, those accounts may be in an “offline” state now. Do Mailbox > Go Online to bring them back online.
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My iphone sends old messages, message not delivered

So the other day I began having troubles with my phone. It's only been with one person in my contacts at the moment, but it's happening frequently enough to be irritating and concerning. Especially with the amount of texts I'd normally be sending.
When I message this person, more often than not, a little red circle with an exclamation point pops up next to the sent message, and beneath it reads "not delivered".
According to the person I text, they still get a message, however the messages are always older messages. Sometimes duplicate, but not always, it seems. The most recent duplicate was originally sent around 8am, and resent instead of a message sent around 3:30. The original message did not have the undelivered problem.
I have the iphone 4, this person has a phone that is not an iphone.
Today I went into a Verizon store and asked for advice. He told me to turn off iMessage, and that that should fix it, however I then sent another text and it once again marked it as not delivered, and sent an old message instead.
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Mail automatically moves old messages into a new folder.

Hi,
I noticed today that Mail automatically created a new folder called Aug2009 and moved all my old messages from my Inbox into that folder. How do I stop it from doing that? I would like to be able to see and search through ALL my mail at once, not just one month at a time.
Thanks for your help
-Patrick

Greetings,
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Mail showing very old messages in inbox

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My husband's PowerBook - PPC G4/1.67ghz/Tiger 10.4.8/ Mail 2.1
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This problem is caused by some index corruption that makes messages to randomly appear in a mailbox different from where they’re supposed to be. If that mailbox happens to be the Outbox, Mail thinks they’re waiting to be sent and dutifully proceeds to try to send them.
Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
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After having fixed all filesystem issues, if any, and making sure that there’s enough space available on the startup disk (a few GB, plus the space needed to make a backup copy of the Mail folder), try this:
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2. In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Mail/. Make a backup copy of this folder, just in case something goes wrong, e.g. by dragging it to the Desktop while holding the Option (Alt) key down. This is where all your mail is stored.
3. Locate Envelope Index and move it to the Trash. If you see an Envelope Index-journal file there, delete it as well.
4. Open Mail. It will tell you that your mail needs to be “imported”. Click Continue and Mail will proceed to re-create Envelope Index -- Mail says it’s “importing”, but it just re-creates the index if the mailboxes are already in Mail 2.x format.
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Anybody having problems in Mail when sending reply messages from a thread and the message is not showing in the Sent mailbox?

Hello Folks;
Got a weird one...
I am sending replies from a thread in Mail and they seem to have been sent (sounds) but they don't show in the Sent mailbox... O-0 These messages seem to have been delivered to cyberspace as they don't show in my Sent mailbox on my IMAP server... This has been happening for the last month... I have checked and verified all of my IMAP settings and Mailbox behavior settings... This is really weird and maybe a bug.... I checked all of my other clients that have access to the server on the same account and these messages do not show there either.... Any ideas?
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The messages are getting to the recipient...
I am on a Comcast IMAP server if this has anything to do with it and the server settings are following the correct server port numbers, SSL settings, etc... I save Sent messages on the IMAP server for 90 days.... None of these "disappearing" messages were on the server for more than a couple of days.. Typically, these messages will get 'hung' in the Outgoing Mailbox for @30 seconds before sending... like they are being scanned for viruses or Mail can't connect to the server all of a sudden...
I anybody else here is on a Comcast IMAP server, and having this problem of disappearing Sent messages... This would tell us that it might be a Mail Provider issue with their outgoing server...
--prd54usa

E-mail "Inbox" of old messages have all changed to text only after Norton scan?

Hi,
Last night I did a full Norton scan of my computer and this morning found that all the "Inbox" messages "prior" to the time of the scan seem to have been changed to text only with various other codes and symbols but without the correct text formatting and any graphics. With these old Inbox messages the address and subject lines are also now empty as is the "To:" and "From:" In fact the whole space where these should appear now simply says "subject". There are also no graphics in the actual message area merely text and symbols. This has only occurred on my POP3 server Inbox. It hasn't happened to my other e-mail address which is an IMAP server. Nor has it affected the "Sent" nor "Archive" message boxes for the POP3 server system. Any new incoming e-mails I've just received this morning and post the Norton scan are ok however.
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Did Norton find anything in the Thunderbird profile. It sounds to me like it has quarantined your entire inbox, something Norton is very good at and the people and Norton are totally unapologetic for. Their attitude is they saved you, you should be grateful that they deleted a great load of your mail.
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Crazed email sending old messages over... and over

Help. Mail is resending messages every time it is reopened. This is tiresome, and is causing confusion with my contacts, some of which are business related.
I've done a safeboot, utilities, and have resorted to using the mac mail on the website to that on my desktop, which is a significantly inferior option.
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There is a kind of index corruption that causes messages to randomly appear in a mailbox different from where they’re supposed to be. If that mailbox happens to be the Outbox, Mail thinks they’re waiting to be sent and dutifully proceeds to try to send them.
Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what's it all about?
After having fixed all the filesystem issues, if any, and ensuring that there’s enough space available on the startup disk (a few GB, plus the space needed to make a backup copy of the Mail folder), try this:
1. Quit Mail if it’s running.
2. In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Mail/. Make a backup copy of this folder, just in case something goes wrong, e.g. by dragging it to the Desktop while holding the Option (Alt) key down. This is where all your mail is locally stored.
3. Locate Envelope Index and move it to the Trash. If you see any other “Envelope Index”-named file there, delete it as well.
4. Open Mail. It will tell you that your mail needs to be “imported”. Click Continue and Mail will proceed to re-create Envelope Index — Mail says it’s “importing”, but it just re-creates the index if the mailboxes are already in Mail 2.x format.
Note: For those not familiarized with the ~/ notation, it refers to the user’s home folder. That is, ~/Library is the Library folder within the user’s home folder, i.e. /Users/username/Library.

Mail automatically removes old messages from IMAP

We are using one IMAP account (not iCloud or Gmail) for business mails.
While the Microsoft office at the office (necessary as several essential programs are only available for Windows) displays all messages, older mails will no longer be displayed in mail on the Apple IMAC. This is valid for both my iMac and my Macbook air (Mail 7.3 but true for older versions as well).
This is very annoying, as we sometimes need data from these messages and are unable to obtain those data without driving to the office.
Are there any hidden tools to display all mails.
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I hope someone can help - I have this really annoying problem and I have no idea how to stop it from happening.
Every day my mammal picks up a handful of old emails from a few weeks previous and marks them as new messages. Every time this happens I need to scroll through my inbox to find the offending messages and delete them again. Sometimes they are just junk messages that I have previously deleted and sometimes they are actual emails that I have read and want to keep in my inbox. My email comes from hotmail. this problem started some time ago before I updated to Yosemite and it is still happening even after the update. I've tried looking into mail settings to see if I can find a solution but had no luck. It's driving me nuts!
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