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DigiCorn · July 19, 2011, 09:30:00 AM

Got this error this morning when moving an email to an archive folder. I think it means I've stored too many archived emails and the server is full, but not certain. Do I need to get my email host on the phone and allot more space or is this another issue?

Joe · July 19, 2011, 09:32:02 AM

The Archive folder is a local mailbox on your computer? Check the size of the mailbox file. I think there is a 2 gb size limit.

Joe · July 19, 2011, 09:33:03 AM

Of course if you are using iMap the Archive folder might be on the server where they have you on a quota. The quota would be all of your email folders on the server.

Joe · July 19, 2011, 09:35:28 AM

And last but not least. Do you have your email set to delete emails from the server? I have ours set up to delete the mail from the server after 1 week. That way when some one deletes an important email they have a week to get the copy from the server. But if you are setup to never delete the email from the server it will get full pretty quickly.

gnubler · July 19, 2011, 09:48:23 AM

Quote from: Joe on July 19, 2011, 09:35:28 AMI have ours set up to delete the mail from the server after 1 week.

Ditto, but I think mine's 2 weeks. No reason to keep mail *out there* indefinitely and it will eventually exceed your space quota.

Farabomb · July 19, 2011, 10:07:02 AM

Yea, that's why my brother has emails from 5 years ago still on his computer. Even better he keeps some that he wants in the deleted folder.

DigiCorn · July 19, 2011, 10:08:29 AM

I thought I had it set up to download all mail from the server and store locally... but we switched email hosts a few months ago, and I no longer have access to web log in for the server folder settings - he's paying some dezinger to host it, and there's been issues on this one email address ever since - it's never worked right. The boss hasn't paid him, and the guy just had a new baby and you can never get a hold of him anyway. I was asked not to contact him, because the boss doesn't want to generate a bill. The one thing I noticed is that on my Mac, where it works perfectly, it's set up as POP... but on Windows, where there's problems, it's IMAP and it won't let me change it.

gnubler · July 19, 2011, 10:11:39 AM

Quote from: DigiCorn on July 19, 2011, 10:08:29 AMand the guy just had a new baby

I knew most dezingers were metrosexual w/ thick black frame eyeglasses, but this is ridiculous. Now they're reproducing?

They are mutant life forms and must be destroyed.

Joe · July 19, 2011, 10:26:15 AM

Quote from: DigiCorn on July 19, 2011, 10:08:29 AMI thought I had it set up to download all mail from the server and store locally... but we switched email hosts a few months ago, and I no longer have access to web log in for the server folder settings - he's paying some dezinger to host it, and there's been issues on this one email address ever since - it's never worked right. The boss hasn't paid him, and the guy just had a new baby and you can never get a hold of him anyway. I was asked not to contact him, because the boss doesn't want to generate a bill. The one thing I noticed is that on my Mac, where it works perfectly, it's set up as POP... but on Windows, where there's problems, it's IMAP and it won't let me change it.

Try deleting the account on your windows email program and re-create it as POP3. iMap takes a lot more resources on the email server and on my shared hosting my host was not pleased when I had about 40 iMap accounts active all at once. They threatened to cancel us. :laugh:

DigiCorn · July 19, 2011, 10:47:40 AM

Joe,

Actually I've done that previously, and ran into the same issues.

gnubler · July 19, 2011, 10:51:13 AM

So what's the differences between IMAP and POP?

DigiCorn · July 19, 2011, 10:53:54 AM

Quote from: gnubler on July 19, 2011, 10:51:13 AMSo what's the differences between IMAP and POP?

POP service:

POP was designed for, and works best in, the situation where you use only a single desktop computer.

Normally, messages are downloaded to your desktop computer and then deleted from the mail server.

If you choose to work with your POP mail on more than one machine, you may have trouble with email messages getting downloaded on one machine that you need to work with on another machine; for example, you may need a message at work that was downloaded to your machine at home.

Your archive of mail, if you have one, is kept on your desktop computer - you generally need little storage space on the mail server.

IMAP service:

IMAP is designed for the situation where you need to work with your email from multiple computers, such as your workstation at work, your desktop computer at home, or a laptop computer while traveling.

Messages are displayed on your local computer but are kept and stored on the mail server -you can work with all your mail, old and new, from any computer connected to the internet.

You can create subfolders on the mail server to organize the mail you want to keep.

Joe · July 19, 2011, 11:13:25 AM

Quote from: DigiCorn on July 19, 2011, 10:47:40 AMJoe,

Actually I've done that previously, and ran into the same issues.

What Windows email client is acting like an idiot?

DigiCorn · July 19, 2011, 11:22:15 AM

Quote from: Joe on July 19, 2011, 11:13:25 AM
Quote from: DigiCorn on July 19, 2011, 10:47:40 AMJoe,

Actually I've done that previously, and ran into the same issues.

What? Windows email client is acting like an idiot?

I'm guessing that's what you meant.

I am emailing our host anyway and telling him to double storage capacity.

Joe · July 19, 2011, 11:24:14 AM

No, I meant "What Windows email client is acting like an idiot?". There really is no reason it won't let you create a POP3 account. So what is the Windows email client you are trying to do this with?

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