MIssing Outbox and an Unsent Message

My iPhone has a message at the bottom of the email screen that says I have 1 unsent message. I assume that would be in my Outbox, but that has disappeared! I have all my mailboxes from Mail on the iPhone, but there is nothing in the Mail Draft folder. I need to know what message was not sent! And I would like to get that annoying message off. Any ideas?

Thanks very much,

Ben

Macbook, iMacG5, various older models

Posted on Oct 1, 2009 7:53 AM

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Oct 24, 2009 1:03 PM in response to iRabb

Here is how to do it:

switch on airplane mode in the settings. go to mail and write an email from the account, where the "unsent mail" is stuck. compose a new mail and send it. since you are in airplane mode it is unable to send it and will put it in the "outbox" and make the "outbox" visible. Now there are two mails, the newly composed one and the old stuck one. If all you want ins delete them, just do the swipe-delete (the edit, delete buttons wont work in airplane mode).

Oct 11, 2009 6:45 AM in response to sebbyb

Same issue here - 2 unsent messages on mine. I recently changed my gmail passwords as advised and I had to delete the account and reset it up to get it to work as it said the password was wrong (even though it was the new password and was correct.

Anyway - I do use airplane mode a lot as I dont get very good reception and use the wifi - but I obviously turn airplane mode off when I am out and about- so I will try this, this afternoon to see if it will get rid of them. I dont even know what emails they are which is the annoying thing...

Hopefully it'll fix - if anyone else has a solution do let us know!!

Cheers

H

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