++++++++++Help with Outlook 2002+++++++++

[David]

I have Outlook 2002. It is hooked up to a server at work. My
computer is set to automatically receive/send every 3 minutes. My
incoming mail does not show up in my inbox until I click a folder such
as "contacts", "calendar", "outbox", etc. As soon as I click on one of
these folders, my Inbox shows my new mail. I could have 5 emails in
que, but not displayed until I click one of those other folders. As
soon as I do so, my inbox is full of new mail.

This just started happening recently. Before, as soon as I got new
mail, it would just display normally in my inbox.

I recently installed Internet Explorer SP2. Not sure if this
installation had any effect on my Outlook.

Please help.

David

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have Outlook 2002. It is hooked up to a server at work. My
computer is set to automatically receive/send every 3 minutes. My
incoming mail does not show up in my inbox until I click a folder such
as "contacts", "calendar", "outbox", etc. As soon as I click on one
of these folders, my Inbox shows my new mail. I could have 5 emails
in que, but not displayed until I click one of those other folders.
As soon as I do so, my inbox is full of new mail.

This is a symtptom of a firewall blocking UDP packets to your computer.

I recently installed Internet Explorer SP2.

No you didn't. You installed Windows XP SP2, which enables the Windows
firewall by default. Either adjust the firewall to allow UDP packets or
disable it altogether.