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I have a mystery blank email in my junk folder that keeps re-appearing after I delete it.
It's from midnight on 1 Jan 1970.

Anyone had this problem before or know how to fix it?
I've had a poke around the internet and it does seem to be a known glitch (rather than a virus), but I don't understand how to get rid of it!

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Originally posted by murrow
I have a mystery blank email in my junk folder that keeps re-appearing after I delete it.
It's from midnight on 1 Jan 1970.

Anyone had this problem before or know how to fix it?
I've had a poke around the internet and it does seem to be a known glitch (rather than a virus), but I don't understand how to get rid of it!
I suggest you call International Rescue

😀

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why bother worrying about a blank email in your junk folder? are you really, really, REALLY bored at work or something?

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Originally posted by murrow
I have a mystery blank email in my junk folder that keeps re-appearing after I delete it.
It's from midnight on 1 Jan 1970.

Anyone had this problem before or know how to fix it?
I've had a poke around the internet and it does seem to be a known glitch (rather than a virus), but I don't understand how to get rid of it!
If it gives a senders address, stick it in the blocked list. [assuming thunderbird has that sort of thing - I don't use it meself]

It works with yahoo mail and outlook express.

edit; and gmail.

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Never heard of the problem. But I would think it's easy enough to solve. Junk filtering should do it. Thunderbird is the best client there is.

This is not spam.

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Actually the problem doesn't seem to be that it keeps being sent to me - even if I am offline, I can delete it from the junk folder (it vanishes) switch to the inbox, and when I switch back to the junk folder it has re-appeared!

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Originally posted by murrow
Actually the problem doesn't seem to be that it keeps being sent to me - even if I am offline, I can delete it from the junk folder (it vanishes) switch to the inbox, and when I switch back to the junk folder it has re-appeared!
Stop whinging and just create a filter that auto-deletes it.

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Originally posted by Daemon Sin
Stop whinging and just create a filter that auto-deletes it.
how can i run a filter on a mail which is not actually arriving in my inbox?
it's just re-appearing in my junk folder after i delete it.

p.s. i'm not 'whinging', i'm just wondering if anyone has come across this glitch 😛

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Originally posted by murrow
Actually the problem doesn't seem to be that it keeps being sent to me - even if I am offline, I can delete it from the junk folder (it vanishes) switch to the inbox, and when I switch back to the junk folder it has re-appeared!
Is it still there after closing thunderbird and reopening?

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
Is it still there after closing thunderbird and reopening?
Yes, it's been there for a few weeks now.
It doesn't have a sender or message subject or indeed any content.
It's completely blank except for the date (1970) 😕

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Originally posted by murrow
Yes, it's been there for a few weeks now.
It doesn't have a sender or message subject or indeed any content.
It's completely blank except for the date (1970) 😕
Have you tried reinstalling Thunderbird - sometimes works for this sort of thing.