netscape 6.1 messenger inbox mail not showing

Windows ME, netscape 6.1 using netscape messenger.
Mail is not reflecting in the inbox. All other folders mail are displaying. Can find the .msf files for the folders and it is valid size. Mail is downloading but again not displaying. Folders reflect language to be western except for inbox which says arabic. unable to change and have change take effect.

Anyone ever seen this problem and is there away to relink the inbox ???

 

I did a search at http://groups.google.com on inbox.msf Arabic and came up with 6 hits. One solution: you need to delete the inbox.msf file. DO THIS WITH NETSCAPE CLOSED. (Just the inbox.msf, NOT the inbox file):

However the problem may come back:

 

Yep, deleting the .msf files and then restarting Netscape did seem to rebuild the base file and now the Inbox is readable and set to Western. I took a leap and did this based on past experience working with index files. And I thank all that have responded.

But your message says that the problem will come back. I didnt see that. I opened and closed messenger a couple times with no problems.

Now I need to find out why some messages in the base file refuse to be deleted.

Again Thanks.

 

I said the problem MAY come back, based on the one report I found on the newsgroups.

By the way, I found a note on Ramona's Netscape Solutions page that says deleting the msf file works: http://home.att.net/~cherokee67/ns61fmaildisp.html#mdsp

 

Thanks Alice I appreciate your time and helpful information.

 

You're welcome, and good luck with the inbox.