Outlook should wait when connecting to multiple accounts on imapse

[wachaz]

When you have multiple e-mail accounts on the same imap server, Outlook tries
to connect to all of them at the same time. There should be some seconds to
wait before hammering the imap server (3 accounts on the same server is
enough to give you the last 2 mailboxes offline, because the server doesn't
allow this much connection at the same time).

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[Gordon]

When you have multiple e-mail accounts on the same imap server, Outlook
tries
to connect to all of them at the same time. There should be some seconds
to
wait before hammering the imap server (3 accounts on the same server is
enough to give you the last 2 mailboxes offline, because the server
doesn't
allow this much connection at the same time).

actually Outlook is NOT designed as a multi-account email client. The fact
that it DOES cope with more than one account is an added bonus. In most
corporate environments, (for which Outlook WAS designed), users normally
only have maybe one exchange account, plus possibly one POP account. I don't
think you are going to get very far with your suggestion.

 

[wachaz]

While you have some point in your logic, this is not something which can be
said "by design". If Outlook has the option to be used as a multi-account
e-mail client it should do its job properly, or don't do it at all. If it has
the option to add as much e-mail clients as you want, than it should do it
the right way.

Btw, it is not something unnusual or extra to have a business, a home, and a
personal e-mail address for someone all on the same e-mail provider.

 

[Gordon]

While you have some point in your logic, this is not something which can
be
said "by design". If Outlook has the option to be used as a multi-account
e-mail client it should do its job properly, or don't do it at all. If it
has
the option to add as much e-mail clients as you want, than it should do it
the right way.

The option is by accident, NOT by design.