While using the wizard, you must manually configure theserver settings to prevent this from happening. If Outlook is set up as a POP3 account, thefirst time youopen your e-mail, your inbox messages disappear from the mail serverand are put in a folderon yourlocal computer.
By default, the Outlook setupwizard will configure the incoming mail server asPOP3 rather than IMAP. To keepyour inbox e-mail messages on the mail server, you must set up theincoming mail server as an IMAP client. Keeping Your Outlook Messages on the Mail Server
