Ok, I just finished with the McAfee tech. on their on-line chat service.
After much dialogue, their rep. George M., said his "Sr. Tech" advised the
stuck outbox header causing e-mail to stop sending & pile up in the outbox of
Vista WinMail is a known issue.

McAfee "Sr. Tech" advises they believe it is within McAfee SecurityCenter
not Vista but they don't yet know the root cause either. Told me to check
back on the website or contact them again to check if the fix has been
published.

So...the advice around "communities" to uninstall McAfee could be the right
thing to do for some. For me, now that I've learned regeneration, will stick
with McAfee. Who knows, maybe other issues arise w/other products. I
normally use the CA Suite on my main computer and AVG on my backup XPs along
the home network. I planned to go the free 90 days with McAfee then pay to
switch to CA's product. Mostly just because of brand familiarity, I'm no
expert to determine which one works better.

Gary, pls advise when you can about your own experiment. Thx,

T
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> >"Trick" wrote:
> > I am not ready to uninstall McAfee as that may slow down clue generation. I
> > am going to assume the trouble is within Vista WinMail for now. McAfee is
> > still on full strength.

>Gary wrote:
>
> I too am running an experiment of sorts. I just upgraded the XP partition on
> my dual-booting laptop to Vista. I don't need XP any longer since I'm satisfied
> that Vista will fulfill my computing needs. Anyway, the new install uses AVG
> antivirus (with no email scanning). The old Vista install, which developed a
> stuck 'ghost' header in the Outbox, used OneCare for antivirus.
> I'm anxious to see if the new Vista install develops a similar problem.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen
>