Tom Koch has forgotten more things about Outlook Express than most Windows experts ever learned. When I have to deal with an Outlook Express issue, I always turn to his superb Inside Outlook Express site first. So I was particularly excited to see a new article from Tom on Microsoft’s Expert Zone this week. The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express does not disappoint.
It is a rare day on the Internet that we do not see some scary warning about the latest e-mail threat from viruses, worms, and Trojan Horses. But there is another e-mail threat that can be just as damaging as a virus and yet is rarely discussed in computer media. That threat is file corruption, a somewhat nerdy term for damage to a file that prevents a computer program from being able to use it. For Outlook Express users, file corruption can often mean the disappearance of entire folders of saved e-mail. In this article we’ll look at the common causes of corruption, how to avoid it, and how to recover messages if it occurs.
Well written and full of good advice. Excellent reading!