The only way I have found to do this is to setup replication again with the same name, and go in and uncheck the article of the table that i...

Great advice. I have taken some steps towards what you have suggested.

It seems that when I recreate the index, it just grows... it does not actually move the table:

ALTER TABLE...

No, restarting SQL Server Agent and the Windows Server box several times has not remedied the error.

bump !

@jim: Thanks for the resource. I checked the sysmail_event_log, but it only showed errors from test emails I sent unsuccessfully before the mail was set up properly.

To clarify...