Emails dated 01/01/1970

[Traci66]

I was getting these a while ago, no subject, no content, can't delete them. They stopped, but today I have received another, the first ones were on a laptop and this new one is on the iPad, any ideas please.

[MarkRae]

That date is symptomatic of a UNIX / LINUX system, no doubt some sort of spam server.

Can you explain why you can't delete them? How do you normally delete emails? What happens when you try?

[Traci66]

Hi Mark, next to all my emails is a small circle that I fill then delete, there is no circle next to these.

[MarkRae]

What email client are you using?

[Traci66]

My email account is with sky.

[MarkRae]

What email client are you using?

[Traci66]

Sorry what do you mean, what email client? Sorry if I seem dumb, I'm not really.

[MarkRae]

Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird etc...

[Traci66]

Sorry I don't know, how do I find out please.

[sherrardk]

Mine did that regularly for a while, but the happy pixies fixed it (iPhone/iPad).

[Nibble]

That particular date is the default date stamp indicated when the motherboard battery has reached the end of it battery life, but as Mark says, it may also indicate that the battery on the server has a failed battery. This would also give the incorrect date stamping of the email

[hc4361]

Not everyone uses an email client. No doubt the OP is accessing her emails via her Sky home page.

[Traci66]

Yes hc, that is what I do, just access them through my sky home page.