Deleting email from the server with Outlook Express

Deleting email from the server with Outlook Express

1. Start up your Outlook express.
2. Select TOOLS>>ACCOUNTS from your drop-down menu.

   

3. On the Internet Accounts screen select the Mail tab to view your existing accounts.

   

4. Double click on your email account name or highlight the name and press "Properties" button.
5. Your properties screen will open.

   

6. Select the Advanced tab.
7. If none of the boxes are checked under the Delivery heading the system always deletes messages from the server when you download them.
8. If you only check the email from one location un-check all the boxes under the Delivery heading at the bottom.
9. If you wish to have your email on the server to check from multiple locations follow the next few steps.
10. Check all the boxes under the Delivery heading at the bottom.
11. Set your "Remove from server.." number (highlighted on the image above) to a range of 1 to 30 days.
12. Press OK on this screen and Close on the accounts screen.