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SysMetrix says that I don have any unread email messages, but in my Outlook Express inbox there are some unread messages. Whys that?

April 26, 2017email Express inbox Messages outlook sysmetrix unread

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SysMetrix says that I don have any unread email messages, but in my Outlook Express inbox there are some unread messages. Whys that?

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That’s because SysMetrix polls your mail server to see how many unread messages it has. Once you download your mail to your inbox, the messages are (usually) removed from the mail server. The unread messages count only applies to what’s on the mail server, not what’s in your email client’s inbox.