E-mail viewing and writing

[Barry Karas]

I use MS Outlook for e-mail viewing and writing. But there is a problem:
when I SEND e-mail messages, Outlook also RECEIVES messages. I do not want
this. When I choose SEND I want to send only.

This is quite important since I receive many e-mail messages per day.

How would I adjust the program so that I send and receive only when
specified?

Thank you,

Barry Karas.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha Barry,

Well...you didn't specify what version of Outlook you're using but...

....how about Tools | Options | Mail Setup | Send/Receive Groups. Create
a send/receive group called "Send" that only sends and use that one when
you send.

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenote.html

 

[Brian Tillman]

I use MS Outlook for e-mail viewing and writing. But there is a
problem: when I SEND e-mail messages, Outlook also RECEIVES messages.
I do not want this. When I choose SEND I want to send only.

You don't state your Outlook version, so this is for Outlook 2003.
Click Tools>Options>Mail Setup and make sure "Send immediately when
connected is checked". Then click Send/Receive and uncheck "Schedule an
automatic send/receive every". This should allow Outlook to send a message
whenever you click Send, but receive mail only when you click Send/Receive.