Can I set Outlook to receive mail upon startup?

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How do I configure Outlook so that it immediately checks for new mail upon
startup? I was able to do this when I ran Outlook Express 6 by itself, but I
can't find this option within Outlook. I am using Microsoft Outlook 2002.
 
look in tools, send /receive settings - open the send/receive dialog and add
a check to the box to have it check for new mail every xx minutes.

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Thank you for your input, I was aware of that option. If I set that
parameter to 1 minute, then I would get my mail reasonably quickly. However,
the program would then continue to look for mail every minute thereafter,
which just isn't necessary since I don't get that much mail. I usually set
that parameter for about 30 minutes. And I would like to have any new mail
available as soon as I sign into the program. I guess I'm having a tough
time believing that this option was available when I was using Outlook
Express by itself (which I had been doing for quite some time), yet it
doesn't seem to be available in the Microsoft Outlook package. It is the
same e-mail program, isn't it?

Diane Poremsky said:
look in tools, send /receive settings - open the send/receive dialog and add
a check to the box to have it check for new mail every xx minutes.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


Buuudmeister said:
How do I configure Outlook so that it immediately checks for new mail upon
startup? I was able to do this when I ran Outlook Express 6 by itself,
but I
can't find this option within Outlook. I am using Microsoft Outlook 2002.
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No, it's not the same program. Outlook was designed by the Office/Exchange
teams for use as a corporate email client where the majority of users are
attached to Exchange server (and mail is pushed from the server as it
arrives). OE was designed by the IE team for use as a simple mail and news
client.

With that enabled, Outlook should check for mail soon after it's completely
loaded (may take a couple of minutes) and then every xx min, unless it
changed in newer versions. 1 minute is too low - be kind to your ISP and
don't set it below 8 -10 minutes.


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Buuudmeister said:
Thank you for your input, I was aware of that option. If I set that
parameter to 1 minute, then I would get my mail reasonably quickly.
However,
the program would then continue to look for mail every minute thereafter,
which just isn't necessary since I don't get that much mail. I usually
set
that parameter for about 30 minutes. And I would like to have any new
mail
available as soon as I sign into the program. I guess I'm having a tough
time believing that this option was available when I was using Outlook
Express by itself (which I had been doing for quite some time), yet it
doesn't seem to be available in the Microsoft Outlook package. It is the
same e-mail program, isn't it?

Diane Poremsky said:
look in tools, send /receive settings - open the send/receive dialog and
add
a check to the box to have it check for new mail every xx minutes.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)



Join OneNote Tips mailing list: http://www.onenote-tips.net/


Buuudmeister said:
How do I configure Outlook so that it immediately checks for new mail
upon
startup? I was able to do this when I ran Outlook Express 6 by itself,
but I
can't find this option within Outlook. I am using Microsoft Outlook
2002.
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