Send / Receive Mail

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How can I make Outlook sends and receives mail in the shortest possible
interval? I have it currently set up to check for new mail every minute.
However, emails are not getting to me for over 5 minutes? Where can I edit
this so that it checks for mail more frequently????

Thanx
 
Harold said:
How can I make Outlook sends and receives mail in the shortest
possible interval? I have it currently set up to check for new mail
every minute. However, emails are not getting to me for over 5
minutes? Where can I edit this so that it checks for mail more
frequently????
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Checking for mail more frequently that five to ten minutes is ill-advised.
E-mail is NOT instant messaging.
 
Brian,

Im not trying to use Outlook for instant messaging. Im just trying to insure
that I receive emails in a timely fashion. Whether that means in five minutes
or five seconds.

Maybe i should rephrase my questions.

How can I edit the send/receive settings for time for Outlook?
 
Harold said:
Im not trying to use Outlook for instant messaging. Im just trying to
insure
that I receive emails in a timely fashion. Whether that means in five
minutes
or five seconds.
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I suggest you rebuild the entire internet with more bandwidth and more
powerful routers and servers etc.

Good luck.
 
LOL....bad day at work?

Brian Gregory said:
I suggest you rebuild the entire internet with more bandwidth and more
powerful routers and servers etc.

Good luck.

--

Brian Gregory. (In the UK)
(e-mail address removed)
To email me remove the letter vee.
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Harold said:
LOL....bad day at work?
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No.

It's a serious answer to your question.

If it's too complicated for you I'll try something else.

An analogy:

You know you can't make your snail mail arrive quicker by adjusting your
letterbox or mailbox.

So why would you think that fiddling with Outlook Express would make your
email travel through the internet quicker?
 
if outlook is set to check every 5 -10 min it will receive it as timely as
possible - if its on the server, it will download it. If its set on 1 min,
it tends to lock up and you won't get any mail until you reboot.
 
Harold said:
Im not trying to use Outlook for instant messaging. Im just trying to
insure that I receive emails in a timely fashion. Whether that means
in five minutes or five seconds.
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If you set your send/receive interval to anything less that five minutes,
you run the risk of overtaxing the server and wedging your mail or producing
send/receive errors.
 
Is that the same thing as a "wedgie?"
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

If you set your send/receive interval to anything less that five minutes,
you run the risk of overtaxing the server and wedging your mail or producing
send/receive errors.
 
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