My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email.

A

Amarjeet

My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email, but it does
automatically check for new email and finds it. I have the settings done on
5mins my computer is online with a broadband connection. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!
 
R

Roady [MVP]

What type of mail account are we talking about here? What alert are you
referring to? The envelope in the Notification Area or the Desktop Alert?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1
 
A

Amarjeet

I'm talking about a Hotmail account and the alert that fades in telling you
new mail has arrived, the one where you can setup the transparency. Do you
now how to solve this problem? Thank you!

Roady said:
What type of mail account are we talking about here? What alert are you
referring to? The envelope in the Notification Area or the Desktop Alert?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

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Amarjeet said:
My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email, but it does
automatically check for new email and finds it. I have the settings done
on
5mins my computer is online with a broadband connection. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!
 
M

Mary

Hotmail will not give alerts. Only POP mail can show the alerts. Another
thing--5 minutes is too short an interval. Make it no less than 10. You
should note that Hotmail will soon no longer be available through Outlook or
Outlook Express unless you pay a fee.

Amarjeet said:
I'm talking about a Hotmail account and the alert that fades in telling you
new mail has arrived, the one where you can setup the transparency. Do you
now how to solve this problem? Thank you!

Roady said:
What type of mail account are we talking about here? What alert are you
referring to? The envelope in the Notification Area or the Desktop Alert?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
Amarjeet said:
My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email, but it does
automatically check for new email and finds it. I have the settings done
on
5mins my computer is online with a broadband connection. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!
 
A

Amarjeet

Thanks, I was wonder why. I thought hotmail was a POP mail ah well. So it
will no longer be available so which account do give notices and are POP?
Thanks again!

Mary said:
Hotmail will not give alerts. Only POP mail can show the alerts. Another
thing--5 minutes is too short an interval. Make it no less than 10. You
should note that Hotmail will soon no longer be available through Outlook or
Outlook Express unless you pay a fee.

Amarjeet said:
I'm talking about a Hotmail account and the alert that fades in telling you
new mail has arrived, the one where you can setup the transparency. Do you
now how to solve this problem? Thank you!

Roady said:
What type of mail account are we talking about here? What alert are you
referring to? The envelope in the Notification Area or the Desktop Alert?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email, but it does
automatically check for new email and finds it. I have the settings done
on
5mins my computer is online with a broadband connection. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!
 
R

Roady [MVP]

Your ISP probably provides a POP3 account for you. Hotmail is a HTTP
account. You can use a third party tool like HotmailPopper to have Hotmail
behave like a POP3 account.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
Amarjeet said:
Thanks, I was wonder why. I thought hotmail was a POP mail ah well. So it
will no longer be available so which account do give notices and are POP?
Thanks again!

Mary said:
Hotmail will not give alerts. Only POP mail can show the alerts. Another
thing--5 minutes is too short an interval. Make it no less than 10. You
should note that Hotmail will soon no longer be available through Outlook
or
Outlook Express unless you pay a fee.

Amarjeet said:
I'm talking about a Hotmail account and the alert that fades in telling
you
new mail has arrived, the one where you can setup the transparency. Do
you
now how to solve this problem? Thank you!

:

What type of mail account are we talking about here? What alert are
you
referring to? The envelope in the Notification Area or the Desktop
Alert?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email, but it
does
automatically check for new email and finds it. I have the settings
done
on
5mins my computer is online with a broadband connection. Can anyone
help?
Thanks in advance!
 
A

Amarjeet

Thanks, I'll try NTL then. Just have to get the settings then, I will search
Your ISP probably provides a POP3 account for you. Hotmail is a HTTP
account. You can use a third party tool like HotmailPopper to have Hotmail
behave like a POP3 account.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
Amarjeet said:
Thanks, I was wonder why. I thought hotmail was a POP mail ah well. So it
will no longer be available so which account do give notices and are POP?
Thanks again!

Mary said:
Hotmail will not give alerts. Only POP mail can show the alerts. Another
thing--5 minutes is too short an interval. Make it no less than 10. You
should note that Hotmail will soon no longer be available through Outlook
or
Outlook Express unless you pay a fee.

:

I'm talking about a Hotmail account and the alert that fades in telling
you
new mail has arrived, the one where you can setup the transparency. Do
you
now how to solve this problem? Thank you!

:

What type of mail account are we talking about here? What alert are
you
referring to? The envelope in the Notification Area or the Desktop
Alert?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email, but it
does
automatically check for new email and finds it. I have the settings
done
on
5mins my computer is online with a broadband connection. Can anyone
help?
Thanks in advance!
 
J

Jakey

I don't know whether or not this will work with hotmail, but try creating a
rule for all received messages to display an alert - this works for Microsoft
Exchange where rules divert messages to other folders.

Can't hurt to try though.

Mary said:
Hotmail will not give alerts. Only POP mail can show the alerts. Another
thing--5 minutes is too short an interval. Make it no less than 10. You
should note that Hotmail will soon no longer be available through Outlook or
Outlook Express unless you pay a fee.

Amarjeet said:
I'm talking about a Hotmail account and the alert that fades in telling you
new mail has arrived, the one where you can setup the transparency. Do you
now how to solve this problem? Thank you!

Roady said:
What type of mail account are we talking about here? What alert are you
referring to? The envelope in the Notification Area or the Desktop Alert?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email, but it does
automatically check for new email and finds it. I have the settings done
on
5mins my computer is online with a broadband connection. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!
 
A

Amarjeet

It says I can only create rules for a Hotmail account because it is HTTP but
I have created a NTL account and I receive alerts for that, but the problem
is that I want to receive desktop alerts for my other accounts because the
NTL account is not all that good. Such as Gmail and Hotmail. Can anyone
reccomend any good POP accounts and the settings for use with Outlook 2003?
Thanks

Jakey said:
I don't know whether or not this will work with hotmail, but try creating a
rule for all received messages to display an alert - this works for Microsoft
Exchange where rules divert messages to other folders.

Can't hurt to try though.

Mary said:
Hotmail will not give alerts. Only POP mail can show the alerts. Another
thing--5 minutes is too short an interval. Make it no less than 10. You
should note that Hotmail will soon no longer be available through Outlook or
Outlook Express unless you pay a fee.

Amarjeet said:
I'm talking about a Hotmail account and the alert that fades in telling you
new mail has arrived, the one where you can setup the transparency. Do you
now how to solve this problem? Thank you!

:

What type of mail account are we talking about here? What alert are you
referring to? The envelope in the Notification Area or the Desktop Alert?

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
www.howto-outlook.com

Tips of the month:
-What do the Outlook Icons Mean?
-Create an Office 2003 CD slipstreamed with Service Pack 1

-----
My Outlook 2003 does not alert me when I receive new email, but it does
automatically check for new email and finds it. I have the settings done
on
5mins my computer is online with a broadband connection. Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance!
 
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