Delayed e-mail not being sent

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Arnold A

Hi everyone,

Here's the scenario. I'm using Outlook 2003 connected to an Exchange
server. I can compose a message and go into the options and select the "Do
not deliver before" and set a future date/time for the message to go out. I
can exit Outlook and the message will still send at the specified time. If
I add a pop3 account to my Outlook, the delayed message will not be sent out
if I exit Outlook, I've applied Office SP3 and I still have the same
problem. Anyone seen this problem before?

Thanks.
 
Here's the scenario. I'm using Outlook 2003 connected to an
Exchange server. I can compose a message and go into the options
and select the "Do not deliver before" and set a future date/time
for the message to go out. I can exit Outlook and the message will
still send at the specified time. If I add a pop3 account to my
Outlook, the delayed message will not be sent out if I exit Outlook,
I've applied Office SP3 and I still have the same problem. Anyone
seen this problem before?
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Because with Exchange you are giving the message to Exchange.
Obviously the Exchange server is running 24x7 so it can send out the
message at the specified time. If your company downed the Exchange
server during off-hours then your scheduled e-mail won't go out during
that time. Something has to be running that actually does the
sending.

When using POP3, the e-mail sits in your Outbox. So without Outlook
running, just what will do the sending at the specified time? Some
application on your end needs to run to then deliver the e-mail at the
specified time to the POP3 mail host. Well, that's Outlook, so you
will need to leave Outlook running all the time if you want scheduled
e-mails to get sent when specified.
 
What you said is correct. However, if my delayed message is being sent
through the Exchange server, since it is my default account, then shouldn't
it work anyway?
 
Arnold A said:
What you said is correct. However, if my delayed message is being
sent through the Exchange server, since it is my default account,
then shouldn't it work anyway?
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If you actually send the message through Exchange then yes. You said
you were trying to delay sending your message to a *POP3* server.
 
VanguardLH said:
If you actually send the message through Exchange then yes. You said
you were trying to delay sending your message to a *POP3* server.
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Well, actually, he didn't, from how I read the original post. He didn't
actually say with which account he sent the message after adding the POP
account.
 
Well, actually, he didn't, from how I read the original post. He
didn't actually say with which account he sent the message after
adding the POP account.
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He said that he was using OL2003 and Exchange and that delayed sending
worked. Since that was presumably the only account type he had
defined (he added the POP3 account later), he was sending his mails
(delayed or not) through Exchange.

Then he mentioned adding a POP3 account and delayed sending did not
work. He did *not* mention through WHICH account he was sending
delayed mails. He added a new account type and said delayed sending
wasn't working so the natural assumption is that he is having problems
with the *new* POP3 account, not the old Exchange account.

He now has 2 account types: Exchange and POP3. He will need to
clarify through WHICH account that delayed sending does not work. If
adding a POP3 account caused delayed sending through the Exchange
account to no longer function then he will probably have to talk to
his Exchange admin. Adding a POP3 account could mean he added one
that is used in conjunction with Exchange or a wholly separate mail
host that may not even be affiliated with his company.

We also do not know if the problem is when sending new mails or when
replying. He could be replying but trying to delay sending his reply.
The account used to send his reply will, by default, be the same one
through which the original message was received. So it could be he is
receiving mails through his POP3 account, replying to them but
specifying the option to delay delivery, but those outbound replies
will go out through the POP3 account, not through his Exchange
account, unless he changes the account used for sending his reply.
Exchange being configured as the default account is used when
composing new mails. When replying, the default is to use the same
account through which the original mail was received.
 
I run Outlook 2007 and previously 2003 connected via a VPN to an exchange
server and have been able to implement delyed sending no problem.

I have set a rule to delay sending of all messages by 1 minute.

what i have noticed is that if i set manually the delayed time the rule
obviously knocks it out back to the rule of 1 minute. Therefore I would ask,
have you any rules set that might be changing the options, either client side
or server side.
However it can be done on your installtion.
 
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