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SBMgabby
Is there a setting to automatically receive messages when I launch Outlook
2003? I always have to manually click on Send/Receive.
2003? I always have to manually click on Send/Receive.
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Mary
If you set Outlook to check for mail every 10 or 15 minutes, it will auto
check at start up about 1 minute after opening. PS Don't set it for anything
less than every 10 minutes or you'll get errors. Tools>Options>mail
setup>Send Receive button>Schedule an Auto receive...etc.
check at start up about 1 minute after opening. PS Don't set it for anything
less than every 10 minutes or you'll get errors. Tools>Options>mail
setup>Send Receive button>Schedule an Auto receive...etc.
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frankfine
I, too, have had this problem, and have made the correct settings for
including the group in send/receive and for auto send/receive every 10
minutes. But it still won'r automatically check for messages. Any ideas out
there?
including the group in send/receive and for auto send/receive every 10
minutes. But it still won'r automatically check for messages. Any ideas out
there?
R
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
It is difficult to determine why automatic polling is failing when you do
not post your mail account type, connection type and polling settings. If
automatic polling once worked and now fails, you also need to examine what
changes were made to your setup before automatic polling stopped working.
In general, here are the reasons automatic polling might fail in Outlook:
1. You have created an unrealistic polling interval. Many users set their
polling interval to 1 minute thinking they will be downloading mail
continuously as it arrives. Such settings are not recommended. They put an
unnecessary strain on mail servers and can create conflicting polling
requests that can damage your Send/Receive Group or even your account
settings. 10 minutes is the recommended minimum.
2. While exiting Outlook, you inadvertently set your profile to Work Offline
(this option is immediately above the Exit command in the File menu).
3. You have a damaged Send/Receive Group as documented here:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q312/3/36.asp
4. You have overridden your Send/Receive Group settings as documented here:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q320/8/36.asp
5. Your mail account settings are corrupt. Recreate your mail account from
scratch.
6. Firewall software is blocking your transmission. Disable your Firewall
temporarily to see if automatic polling is restored.
not post your mail account type, connection type and polling settings. If
automatic polling once worked and now fails, you also need to examine what
changes were made to your setup before automatic polling stopped working.
In general, here are the reasons automatic polling might fail in Outlook:
1. You have created an unrealistic polling interval. Many users set their
polling interval to 1 minute thinking they will be downloading mail
continuously as it arrives. Such settings are not recommended. They put an
unnecessary strain on mail servers and can create conflicting polling
requests that can damage your Send/Receive Group or even your account
settings. 10 minutes is the recommended minimum.
2. While exiting Outlook, you inadvertently set your profile to Work Offline
(this option is immediately above the Exit command in the File menu).
3. You have a damaged Send/Receive Group as documented here:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q312/3/36.asp
4. You have overridden your Send/Receive Group settings as documented here:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q320/8/36.asp
5. Your mail account settings are corrupt. Recreate your mail account from
scratch.
6. Firewall software is blocking your transmission. Disable your Firewall
temporarily to see if automatic polling is restored.
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frankfine
Thank you for your help. When I followed up on your suggestion about a
damaged Send/Receive Group, I found (in Outlook 2003), under tools /
send/receive / send/receive settings / disable scheduiled send/receives. It
had somehow been checked. I unchecked it and the problem went away!
damaged Send/Receive Group, I found (in Outlook 2003), under tools /
send/receive / send/receive settings / disable scheduiled send/receives. It
had somehow been checked. I unchecked it and the problem went away!
Russ Valentine said:It is difficult to determine why automatic polling is failing when you do
not post your mail account type, connection type and polling settings. If
automatic polling once worked and now fails, you also need to examine what
changes were made to your setup before automatic polling stopped working.
In general, here are the reasons automatic polling might fail in Outlook:
1. You have created an unrealistic polling interval. Many users set their
polling interval to 1 minute thinking they will be downloading mail
continuously as it arrives. Such settings are not recommended. They put an
unnecessary strain on mail servers and can create conflicting polling
requests that can damage your Send/Receive Group or even your account
settings. 10 minutes is the recommended minimum.
2. While exiting Outlook, you inadvertently set your profile to Work Offline
(this option is immediately above the Exit command in the File menu).
3. You have a damaged Send/Receive Group as documented here:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q312/3/36.asp
4. You have overridden your Send/Receive Group settings as documented here:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q320/8/36.asp
5. Your mail account settings are corrupt. Recreate your mail account from
scratch.
6. Firewall software is blocking your transmission. Disable your Firewall
temporarily to see if automatic polling is restored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
frankfine said:I, too, have had this problem, and have made the correct settings for
including the group in send/receive and for auto send/receive every 10
minutes. But it still won'r automatically check for messages. Any ideas
out
there?
J
Jeremy
I have actually gone so far as to set my auto send/receive to 1 minute, yet
still it doesn't work. When I have 'send immediately when online' checked it
auto-sends, but does not check for messages. Oddly enough, this used to
work, perhaps SP3 killed it? Not sure what to do here.
still it doesn't work. When I have 'send immediately when online' checked it
auto-sends, but does not check for messages. Oddly enough, this used to
work, perhaps SP3 killed it? Not sure what to do here.
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SgtRich
I have actually gone so far as to set my auto send/receive to 1 minute, yet
still it doesn't work. When I have 'send immediately when online' checked it
auto-sends, but does not check for messages. Oddly enough, this used to
work, perhaps SP3 killed it? Not sure what to do here.
Setting your automatic send/receive to check every minute is unrealistic.
Set it to check for a minimum of every 10 minutes and see if that helps.