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Outbox multiple re-sends
What can cause an e-mail placed in
the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. Thanks, Bill |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
Either a very large message with e-mail scanning enabled, (Not recommended),
or a corrupt Outbox or Sent Items. Do the following for the Outbox, and if the problem persists, repeat for Sent Items after you move any messages you wish to save to a local folder you create. Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run. In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Outbox.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE. General precautions for Outlook Express: Do not archive mail in the Inbox or Sent Items. Create your own user defined folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. Empty Deleted Items folder daily. Although dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2GB, I recommend about a 300MB max for less chance of corruption. Information about the maximum file size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=903095 After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often. Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed. Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Bill" wrote in message ... What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. Thanks, Bill |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
Bill wrote:
What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. A couple of possibilities a - You are trying to send an e-mail whose size exceeds the maximum allowed by your e-mail provider. In the Size column (add it if missing), check what is the actual size of the e-mail that you intend to send. Then check what is the max size per e-mail in the quotas established by your e-mail provider. - You are interrogating your outbound e-mail traffic by an anti-virus or anti-spam program. Disabling its interrogation and retest. |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
"VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. A couple of possibilities a - You are trying to send an e-mail whose size exceeds the maximum allowed by your e-mail provider. In the Size column (add it if missing), check what is the actual size of the e-mail that you intend to send. Then check what is the max size per e-mail in the quotas established by your e-mail provider. - You are interrogating your outbound e-mail traffic by an anti-virus or anti-spam program. Disabling its interrogation and retest. I suspect the latter. I'll pass your note on to the client. Thanks, Bill |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
Bill wrote:
"VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. A couple of possibilities a - You are trying to send an e-mail whose size exceeds the maximum allowed by your e-mail provider. In the Size column (add it if missing), check what is the actual size of the e-mail that you intend to send. Then check what is the max size per e-mail in the quotas established by your e-mail provider. - You are interrogating your outbound e-mail traffic by an anti-virus or anti-spam program. Disabling its interrogation and retest. I suspect the latter. I'll pass your note on to the client. Thanks, Bill In the future, have your client come here themself to ask their own question and provide the details with which they are familiar. Stop charging the client for your pretense of expertise. |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
"VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: "VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. A couple of possibilities a - You are trying to send an e-mail whose size exceeds the maximum allowed by your e-mail provider. In the Size column (add it if missing), check what is the actual size of the e-mail that you intend to send. Then check what is the max size per e-mail in the quotas established by your e-mail provider. - You are interrogating your outbound e-mail traffic by an anti-virus or anti-spam program. Disabling its interrogation and retest. I suspect the latter. I'll pass your note on to the client. Thanks, Bill In the future, have your client come here themself to ask their own question and provide the details with which they are familiar. Stop charging the client for your pretense of expertise. You're really presumptuous. I only use the term client to distinguish from myself. YOU REALLY don't want to attempt to chat with my sister about computer problems. |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
"VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. A couple of possibilities a - You are trying to send an e-mail whose size exceeds the maximum allowed by your e-mail provider. In the Size column (add it if missing), check what is the actual size of the e-mail that you intend to send. Then check what is the max size per e-mail in the quotas established by your e-mail provider. - You are interrogating your outbound e-mail traffic by an anti-virus or anti-spam program. Disabling its interrogation and retest. Disabling McAfee e-mail scans didn't help. Maybe Bruce will chime in with a thought. Thanks for your suggestions. Bill |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
"Bill" wrote in message ... "VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. A couple of possibilities a - You are trying to send an e-mail whose size exceeds the maximum allowed by your e-mail provider. In the Size column (add it if missing), check what is the actual size of the e-mail that you intend to send. Then check what is the max size per e-mail in the quotas established by your e-mail provider. - You are interrogating your outbound e-mail traffic by an anti-virus or anti-spam program. Disabling its interrogation and retest. Disabling McAfee e-mail scans didn't help. Maybe Bruce will chime in with a thought. Thanks for your suggestions. Bill Bruce already chimed in. If it isn't e-mail scanning, follow my directions for creating a new Outbox an possibly Sent Items. It's all in my first reply. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... "Bill" wrote in message ... "VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. A couple of possibilities a - You are trying to send an e-mail whose size exceeds the maximum allowed by your e-mail provider. In the Size column (add it if missing), check what is the actual size of the e-mail that you intend to send. Then check what is the max size per e-mail in the quotas established by your e-mail provider. - You are interrogating your outbound e-mail traffic by an anti-virus or anti-spam program. Disabling its interrogation and retest. Disabling McAfee e-mail scans didn't help. Maybe Bruce will chime in with a thought. Thanks for your suggestions. Bill Bruce already chimed in. If it isn't e-mail scanning, follow my directions for creating a new Outbox an possibly Sent Items. It's all in my first reply. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA I'm confused. Bruce never chimed in, unless he's now signing his name his replies "VanguardLH". Bill |
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Outbox multiple re-sends
"Bill" wrote in message ... "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... "Bill" wrote in message ... "VanguardLH" wrote in message ... Bill wrote: What can cause an e-mail placed in the Outbox with a normal Send operation to remain there causing multiple sends of the same e-mail? It is necessary to open the Outbox and delete its contents in order for the problem to clear. A couple of possibilities a - You are trying to send an e-mail whose size exceeds the maximum allowed by your e-mail provider. In the Size column (add it if missing), check what is the actual size of the e-mail that you intend to send. Then check what is the max size per e-mail in the quotas established by your e-mail provider. - You are interrogating your outbound e-mail traffic by an anti-virus or anti-spam program. Disabling its interrogation and retest. Disabling McAfee e-mail scans didn't help. Maybe Bruce will chime in with a thought. Thanks for your suggestions. Bill Bruce already chimed in. If it isn't e-mail scanning, follow my directions for creating a new Outbox an possibly Sent Items. It's all in my first reply. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA I'm confused. Bruce never chimed in, unless he's now signing his name his replies "VanguardLH". Bill Your first post was at 10:25 AM PST. My reply, (yes, I am Bruce), was at 10:30 PST AM. The first reply, five minutes after your OP. I, (Bruce), am not VanguardLH. You just replied to me. Here is the entire thread from its conception. http://groups.google.com/group/micro...n%40psln .com Fix your Outbox and possibly Sent Items. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA |
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