# Stupid MS Outlook question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-ms-outlook-question/110829>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 25, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-ms-outlook-question/110829 "2002-05-25T20:53:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![PosterChild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e274bd/32.png) [@PosterChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PosterChild)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-ms-outlook-question/110829/1 "2002-05-25T20:53:29Z")

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I emailed my self an attachment and now, everyday, I get that email in my inbox at least once. It has the same date, but they’re starting to pile up. There’re no messages in my outbox or draft mailbox. Where does it keep coming from?

Any ideas?

PC

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**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-ms-outlook-question/110829/2 "2002-05-25T20:58:40Z")

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Do you have it retrieving from a POP server in some way? Like set up through your ISP?

If so you may have it set to leave a copy on the server, and when you delete it outlook notices a mail on the server and just downloads it again.

I’d try that. Tools-\>Accounts-\>properties-\>“advanced” tab