LARGE ATTACHMENT WON'T SEND

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I 'm trying to send a 7mb attachment to an email to a single address.
Outlook 2007. Vista.

The email won't leave the outbox. Computer says it is in the process of
sending but it won't go (even to my own secondary email address.)
Eventually, I need to close outlook, reopen it and delete the email.

Roadrunner (my IP) says that the attachment limit is 10 mb.

Any thoughts?
 
its_my_dime said:
I 'm trying to send a 7mb attachment to an email to a single address.
Outlook 2007. Vista.

The email won't leave the outbox. Computer says it is in the process of
sending but it won't go (even to my own secondary email address.)
Eventually, I need to close outlook, reopen it and delete the email.

Roadrunner (my IP) says that the attachment limit is 10 mb.
Click to expand...

Further to the above - when I try to send, under details (bottom right) the
error ultimately says that it cannot connect to the Network and the send
fails. I know I'm connected to RoadRunner. What network is it talking
about?
 
If you send a smaller attachment (eg: 5MB), does it go?

Before giving up and closing Outlook, how long did you wait?
Further to the above - when I try to send, under details (bottom right)
the error ultimately says that it cannot connect to the Network and the
send fails. I know I'm connected to RoadRunner. What network is it
talking about?
Click to expand...

How long does it take before the error shows up? Also, an error message
normally shows an error number. I would either google the error message or
the error number.
 
Can you send any mail? To delete this one, set outlook offline (file menu)
and delete it or open it. Then send a small message - does it work?

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Diane Poremsky said:
Can you send any mail? To delete this one, set outlook offline (file
menu) and delete it or open it. Then send a small message - does it work?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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its_my_dime said:
Further to the above - when I try to send, under details (bottom right)
the error ultimately says that it cannot connect to the Network and the
send fails. I know I'm connected to RoadRunner. What network is it
talking about?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...


It can take a few minutes or longer. First, it said that I had timed out
so I increased the SMTP time. Then I got the non connect error.
Sometimes, there is no error, it just says "processing"

I have even cut the size down to 200 mb and still can't send through
RoadRunner.

Ultimately, Outlook completely crashes and I need to reboot the computer.

I don't know whether the problem is Outlook or RoadRunner. I'll probably
end up with a file hosting site.

I have no problem sending regular mail or mail with small attachments.
 
Are you using an antivirus scanner on email? They will cause issues sending
larger messages and email integration should be disabled.

--
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its_my_dime said:
Diane Poremsky said:
Can you send any mail? To delete this one, set outlook offline (file
menu) and delete it or open it. Then send a small message - does it work?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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(e-mail address removed)

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its_my_dime said:
I 'm trying to send a 7mb attachment to an email to a single address.
Outlook 2007. Vista.

The email won't leave the outbox. Computer says it is in the process
of sending but it won't go (even to my own secondary email address.)
Eventually, I need to close outlook, reopen it and delete the email.

Roadrunner (my IP) says that the attachment limit is 10 mb.

Further to the above - when I try to send, under details (bottom right)
the error ultimately says that it cannot connect to the Network and the
send fails. I know I'm connected to RoadRunner. What network is it
talking about?



Any thoughts?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...


It can take a few minutes or longer. First, it said that I had timed out
so I increased the SMTP time. Then I got the non connect error.
Sometimes, there is no error, it just says "processing"

I have even cut the size down to 200 mb and still can't send through
RoadRunner.

Ultimately, Outlook completely crashes and I need to reboot the computer.

I don't know whether the problem is Outlook or RoadRunner. I'll probably
end up with a file hosting site.

I have no problem sending regular mail or mail with small attachments.
Click to expand...
 
Diane Poremsky said:
Are you using an antivirus scanner on email? They will cause issues
sending larger messages and email integration should be disabled.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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(e-mail address removed)

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its_my_dime said:
Diane Poremsky said:
Can you send any mail? To delete this one, set outlook offline (file
menu) and delete it or open it. Then send a small message - does it
work?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
(e-mail address removed)

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http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
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I 'm trying to send a 7mb attachment to an email to a single address.
Outlook 2007. Vista.

The email won't leave the outbox. Computer says it is in the process
of sending but it won't go (even to my own secondary email address.)
Eventually, I need to close outlook, reopen it and delete the email.

Roadrunner (my IP) says that the attachment limit is 10 mb.

Further to the above - when I try to send, under details (bottom right)
the error ultimately says that it cannot connect to the Network and the
send fails. I know I'm connected to RoadRunner. What network is it
talking about?



Any thoughts?
Click to expand...


It can take a few minutes or longer. First, it said that I had timed
out so I increased the SMTP time. Then I got the non connect error.
Sometimes, there is no error, it just says "processing"

I have even cut the size down to 200 mb and still can't send through
RoadRunner.

Ultimately, Outlook completely crashes and I need to reboot the computer.

I don't know whether the problem is Outlook or RoadRunner. I'll probably
end up with a file hosting site.

I have no problem sending regular mail or mail with small attachments.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...


Using Avast. Disabling it stops Outlook from locking up (good). But
emailis still not being sent. The window says that sending is completed but
the bottom/right says -processing- and the message stays in the outbox.
 
Using Avast. Disabling it stops Outlook from locking up (good).
Click to expand...

Uninstall Avast and reinstall without the mail scanning feature.
But emailis still not being sent. The window says that sending is
completed but the bottom/right says -processing- and the message stays in
the outbox.
Click to expand...

Start Outlook in safe mode and see if that changes things. Click Start>Run
and enter

outlook.exe /safe

in the Open field, then click OK. Be sure to include the space.
 
Brian Tillman said:
Uninstall Avast and reinstall without the mail scanning feature.


Start Outlook in safe mode and see if that changes things. Click
Start>Run and enter

outlook.exe /safe

in the Open field, then click OK. Be sure to include the space.
Click to expand...

I'll try safe mode, but Outlook is now a mess. I'm getting the file didn't
close properly message each time I open it. Scan.pst shows no problems.
I've run Office repair which hasn't helped.

It appears that Outlook may not be closing properly (task manager).

I've removed most of the com add-ins (pdfmoutlook was a former problem but
that is permanentaly disabled. I've temporarily diabled Avast (AV) but that
hasn't helped.

More later if I figure out the problem.


Something is really in trouble here. I hate to uninstall and reinstall
Office but will do it if I have to.
 
Diane Poremsky said:
reinstall rarely fixes anything detect and repair can't (it's office
diagnostics in outlook 2007)

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its_my_dime said:
I'll try safe mode, but Outlook is now a mess. I'm getting the file
didn't close properly message each time I open it. Scan.pst shows no
problems. I've run Office repair which hasn't helped.

It appears that Outlook may not be closing properly (task manager).

I've removed most of the com add-ins (pdfmoutlook was a former problem
but that is permanentaly disabled. I've temporarily diabled Avast (AV)
but that hasn't helped.

More later if I figure out the problem.


Something is really in trouble here. I hate to uninstall and reinstall
Office but will do it if I have to.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

I think it is fixed. Following some blog advice, I ran COMPACT NOW on the
PST file. Had to do it about half a dozen times because Outlook kept
stopping "not running" (task manager) so I had to close it and start again.

I probably tried to email more than RR allowed (KB's?; MB's?) and, when I
deleted the unsent files, left some large holes in the PST file. Scanpst
didn't pick this up; compact did.

Thanks for the help, everybody.
 
I think it is fixed. Following some blog advice, I ran COMPACT NOW on the
PST file. Had to do it about half a dozen times because Outlook kept
stopping "not running" (task manager) so I had to close it and start
again.

I probably tried to email more than RR allowed (KB's?; MB's?) and, when I
deleted the unsent files, left some large holes in the PST file. Scanpst
didn't pick this up; compact did.
Click to expand...

Is your PST one that you created in Outlook 2007 or one you carried over
from Outlook 2002 or earlier?
 
Brian Tillman said:
Is your PST one that you created in Outlook 2007 or one you carried over
from Outlook 2002 or earlier?
Click to expand...

It may have come from Outlook 2003. I just don't remember. I know that a
lot of stuff in it was carried over from 2003. Why?
 
I thought you said the attachment size is 5 mb, yet you posted this:

"I have even cut the size down to 200 mb and still can't send through
RoadRunner"

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After furious head scratching, its_my_dime asked:

| || Can you send any mail? To delete this one, set outlook offline (file
|| menu) and delete it or open it. Then send a small message - does it
|| work?
||
|| --
|| Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
||
||
||
|| Outlook Tips by email:
|| (e-mail address removed)
||
|| EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
|| (e-mail address removed)
||
|| You can access this newsgroup by visiting
|| http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or
|| point your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.
||
||
|| |||
||| |||| I 'm trying to send a 7mb attachment to an email to a single
|||| address. Outlook 2007. Vista.
||||
|||| The email won't leave the outbox. Computer says it is in the
|||| process of sending but it won't go (even to my own secondary email
|||| address.) Eventually, I need to close outlook, reopen it and
|||| delete the email.
||||
|||| Roadrunner (my IP) says that the attachment limit is 10 mb.
|||
||| Further to the above - when I try to send, under details (bottom
||| right) the error ultimately says that it cannot connect to the
||| Network and the send fails. I know I'm connected to RoadRunner.
||| What network is it talking about?
|||
|||
||||
|||| Any thoughts?
|
|
| It can take a few minutes or longer. First, it said that I had
| timed out so I increased the SMTP time. Then I got the non connect
| error. Sometimes, there is no error, it just says "processing"
|
| I have even cut the size down to 200 mb and still can't send through
| RoadRunner.
|
| Ultimately, Outlook completely crashes and I need to reboot the
| computer.
|
| I don't know whether the problem is Outlook or RoadRunner. I'll
| probably end up with a file hosting site.
|
| I have no problem sending regular mail or mail with small attachments.
 
It may have come from Outlook 2003. I just don't remember. I know that a
lot of stuff in it was carried over from 2003. Why?
Click to expand...

Because some of the issues you described made me think of what can happen
when an ANSI PST nears its maximum size.
 
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