Outlook Express to receive e-mail large file for 3 days of work

Someone sent me an email with a very large file (about 20 MB) and OE tried to receive this message for 3 days with no progress.  I can't send or receive any other emails until it has been received, or better still, deleted.  Help!

Just to add to the good advice of Brian, there is another thing you can do.

Create a Message rule:

Where the message size is size
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Click on size and place it for about 10 MB, and then click: Apply Now.

Return to the Inbox, and then click send/receive. This should get rid of the message.

Don't forget to go back to the rules of Message and either delete the rule, or uncheck it if you use it in the future.

Bruce Hagen ~ MS - MVP [Mail]

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