[tomkos123]

i download my mail using the mail application
im having trouble with some of the mail which i have stored safely in folders
when i try to open these mails the window opens up and says:

The message from "****" <****@hotmail.com> concerning “RE: ” has not been downloaded from the server. You need to take this account online in order to download it.

these messages have been downloaded, but seem to have disappeared?!
ive tried experimentally deleting one of them, and it simply reappears back in the folder

any suggestions?

thanks!
tom

[cpac]

Sounds like you're using an IMAP account (either .Mac or other) in which case unless the folders are "On My Mac," they are stored on the server.

To make sure you have local copies, you can either:

(1) choose to "synchronize accounts" from the Mailbox menu

or

(2) move messages you want to read offline to a folder in the "On My Mac" section