Creating Pop3.log File In Outlook Express

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Log files help in finding out what went wrong in the process that forced it to abort itself. Same is the case with Outlook Express email client. In Outlook Express, Pop3.log file tells a lot about the history of the error(s). Like, you get to know the series of actions performed, their success or failure history, which action has gone wrong, what lead to halt of the process, was there any accidental addition of some action, was there any deletion of requisite step, etc. All this is revealed when you have generated log file with you.

In this article steps are articulated for creating a Pop3.log file for Microsoft Outlook Express. User can take help of them for easy creation of log file in OE. You can use the Pop3.log file to troubleshoot problems that may occur when you receive e-mail in Outlook Express using the Post Office Protocol (POP3).
To create a Pop3.log file, follow the appropriate method. Here we are discussing about Outlook Express 4 version and MS Internet Explorer 5. So act accordingly.

Outlook Express 4
1.Start Outlook Express.
2.On the Tools menu, click Options.
3.On the ...
... Advanced tab, under Logging Options, click the Mail Transport check box to select it.
4.Click Apply, and then click OK.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5
1.Start Outlook Express.
2.On the Tools menu, click Options.
3.On the Maintenance tab, under Troubleshooting, click to select the Mail check box.
4.Click Apply, and then click OK.
If you are running MSN, the Pop3.log file may be created and stored in:
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\username\Mail folder
Where username is your MSN Member ID.
For Windows 98, if you are not using MSN, the Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail folder
For Windows 2000, the Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\User id\Microsoft\Outlook Express
For Windows NT, the Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
%Winnt%\Profiles\Username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail folder

For Windows NT 4.0 is Pop3.log file is created and stored in:
%Winnt%\Profiles\username\Application Data\Identities\User id\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Once you have Pop3.log file of Outlook Express, you are able to take desired action for any error that is bound to occur or have occurred. If you are fortunate then this log file would be sufficient to solve Outlook Express corruption issue. But if not, then need to recover Outlook Express using advanced Outlook Recovery software. Recover Outlook Express software uses quick email recovery algorithms for recovering emails, notes, and contacts from the damaged .DBX file. Recover Outlook Express software supports MS Outlook Express 5.0, Outlook Express 5.5, and Outlook Express 6.0. You can try its free demo version first.

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