You sure it's not a virus or something else and not Outlook Express? I've been using OE for years now for numerous accounts and have over 100,000 messages in my folders. I have upgraded from Win 98 to Win 98 SE to Win XP all with the same email settings and never lost a thing. Maybe it's users error and not Microsoft error. Also, there is not a line of code written by Bill Gates in OE.

Rob