Schedule Outlook to check for email every hour

[clairehopk]

How can I schedule Outlook 2003 to check for incoming email every hour
without having the application opened and running in the background?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You can't. Like most software, Outlook must be running in order to function.

 

[clairehopk]

I suppose I should have my question clearer. What I want to be able to do is
to have Outlook 2003 scheduled to open every hour to check for incoming email
and after 5 minutes for the application to close.

You can't. Like most software, Outlook must be running in order to function.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How can I schedule Outlook 2003 to check for incoming email every hour
without having the application opened and running in the background?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. You cannot configure a program to launch automatically (Outlook or any
other program for that matter).
To do automatic polling, Outlook must be running.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I suppose I should have my question clearer. What I want to be able to do
is
to have Outlook 2003 scheduled to open every hour to check for incoming
email
and after 5 minutes for the application to close.

You can't. Like most software, Outlook must be running in order to
function.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How can I schedule Outlook 2003 to check for incoming email every hour
without having the application opened and running in the background?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No they can't. Not once an hour. And not advised, either. How does on assure
that Outlook then closes cleanly? Sounds like a setup for data or profile
corruption.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ, a user can set up a Windows Scheduled Task, this would open it at a
preset time and if Outlook is set to check E-mail on opening then it WOULD
poll the server.

Thanks In Advance

Specialist David W
(U.S.A.F. Network Information Systems)

No. You cannot configure a program to launch automatically (Outlook or
any other program for that matter).
To do automatic polling, Outlook must be running.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I suppose I should have my question clearer. What I want to be able to do
is
to have Outlook 2003 scheduled to open every hour to check for incoming
email
and after 5 minutes for the application to close.

:

You can't. Like most software, Outlook must be running in order to
function.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
How can I schedule Outlook 2003 to check for incoming email every
hour
without having the application opened and running in the background?