[RichL]

Anyone hear of this:
My junk email box has the number of unread emails next to it (as I'm sure your's does) which will vary from 1 to 1000 depending on when I clean it out.
When I do go to the smartmenu and tell it to "delete all junk mail" there is always "1" left. Always.
If I go into each mail box, there is nothing there????
No matter how many times I delete all, there is always "1"?
Restarting mail, or the OS after cleaning out the mail box makes no diff...still "1" in there?
Any ideas.....??
RichL

[macworldguy]

Could you give use a clue as to what Email services you are using?

[RichL]

Great question....
Using Earthlink and Apple .mac mail.
Think there is something back on their servers???
RichL

[dougster]

-Hi,
I don't use Apple's Mail much, but try this for fun: Click on Junk->Command + i--> click tab 'Mesages on Server'-->peek there. :-/

[RichL]

Dougster:
Nice to hear from you.
hope you are well....
That was interesting...Command "I" did turn up two msg on the .Mac account from May 2005, but it's the Earthlink Mail that has the "1" message I can't see or erase.
At least you've helped me narrow down the field to one box....still stuck though.
Any other ideas??
Thanks
RichL

[dougster]

Doing fine -Rich, thanks: Hope you are well also.

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Earthlink Mail that has the "1" message I can't see or erase.

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A long shot: Can you go to Earthlink.com, and check your mail from 'their' website? A friend had a piece of mail from his AAAHawk sever, that kinda was ornery like your's at the other end.
[Edit] one other thought: Can you click 'Not Junk', and forward it to yourself, and see what happens. Another long shot... /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[RichL]

Dougster:
yes, you can access EL mail on-line.
So I went up there and looked in the folders...nothing...no messages stuck or sitting there??
When I open my Junk Mail Mailbox, the account that has the "1" next to it even has a carat next to it, but when I click it, it shows nothing??
Strange huh?
RichL

[macnuke]

Rich
guess it's time to call one of those mythical creatures you see on the ELN commercials and see if they can help identify and clear up the unknown. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[dougster]

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Strange huh?

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Yes -Rich, but don't ya just hate that. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif As -Mark kinda mentioned, maybe its possesed, and will go away by itself. Not sure its worth the trouble, but you might try placing Mail's prefs in the trash, and relaunching Mail app. If it doesn't work, you could always place the old prefs back: ~[home]/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist.

[RichL]

Yeah...have you ever waited for EL Chat to start??? /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
RichL

[RichL]

I may try that.....sure it's not a big deal, but one of Life's little Mac mysteries that crop up from time to time...
Thanks...and it's kind of nice to see you guys stumped for a change!! /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
RichL

[d00d]

Two things to try:
Select Earthlink's Junk folder and choose "Rebuild" from the "Mailbox" menu.
Force a rebuild of all mailboxes by deleting EnvelopeIndex.

[dougster]

-Rich,

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Thanks...and it's kind of nice to see you guys stumped for a change!!

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LOL..I know, its the pits. YOU could always trash Mail, and do a Reinstall. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[RichL]

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Select Earthlink's Junk folder and choose "Rebuild" from the "Mailbox" menu

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Interesting...that option is grayed out on this junk folder....but not on any of the others....?
Rich