yes i do use outlook express to download my messages but i sometimes access them from the web to, i have noticed it happening even when i dont use outlook express as well though...maybe as xpaciscool said it could be some kind of problem between hotmail and outlook express, or it could be as rna said, people double clicking the the send button, however i doubt that as i also seem to have recived double the amount of notifications to this thread...

i will probably keep my eye on it though and see if i can work any type of pattern out and maybe contact hotmail themselves, it's been happening constantly for a while now though and i sometimes recive 10+ emails per day so as u's can probably imagine it's a bit of a pain...

thanks for the replys anyway, i'll post back here anything i find out....