How do I keep my mail from showing on outlook express on an old computer I sold?

Question

I sold my computer, and I forgot to delete my outlook express e-mail address.. Apparently, the person who bought it is looking at my mail. How can I change my account or something so they can't see my mail.

Answer 1

There is no way to stop the buyer of your PC reading your emails already in that PC. However, you can change your password of your email account after which he will not be able to read your emails.

Answer 2

all you got to do is close the account of the web-based (pop3) mail account you used to use with outlook express. but you can't prevent him/her from reading your already downloaded offline mails, though.

for instance, if you had routed your yahoo mail account to outlook express, you should close/delete this very account which was used with outlook express.

@shresta

best will be closing the account that was associated with outlook express, since it's a piece o'cake to reveal the password for that account that had been used in the old pc. at least, i know how to do it. ;)