Should be able to "turn off" mail accounts without deleting them.

[Jon Hill]

RE: Outlook 2003, Outlook Express 6

I need to use different e-mail accounts - broadband, dial-up, and dial-up
with a cell or sat phone - but only use one at a time. As far as I can tell,
both Outlook and Outlook Express offer no way to inactivate an account or
alternatively, select an account to use with out deleting the others.

Usually it's just an annoyance with error messages for the account that
can't connect. When the connection time is expensive - cell phone in a
strange place or sat phone anytime - it gets expensive while Outlook or OE
fumbles around trying to connect with all the accounts that are set up.

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[Roady [MVP]]

You can do this for I-don't-know-how-many-versions already in Outlook by
setting up Send/Receive groups;
Tools-> Options-> button Mail Setup-> button Send/Receive. You can press the
Edit... button for even more options.

Use Tools-> Send Receive to choose which download schema you want to use.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003


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RE: Outlook 2003, Outlook Express 6

I need to use different e-mail accounts - broadband, dial-up, and dial-up
with a cell or sat phone - but only use one at a time. As far as I can
tell,
both Outlook and Outlook Express offer no way to inactivate an account or
alternatively, select an account to use with out deleting the others.

Usually it's just an annoyance with error messages for the account that
can't connect. When the connection time is expensive - cell phone in a
strange place or sat phone anytime - it gets expensive while Outlook or OE
fumbles around trying to connect with all the accounts that are set up.

 

[Milly Staples - MVP Outlook]

And for Outlook Express, Tools->Accounts->properties for your selected
account->general tab, uncheck "include this account in send/receive..."

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Jon Hill asked:

| RE: Outlook 2003, Outlook Express 6
|
| I need to use different e-mail accounts - broadband, dial-up, and
| dial-up with a cell or sat phone - but only use one at a time. As
| far as I can tell, both Outlook and Outlook Express offer no way to
| inactivate an account or alternatively, select an account to use with
| out deleting the others.
|
| Usually it's just an annoyance with error messages for the account
| that can't connect. When the connection time is expensive - cell
| phone in a strange place or sat phone anytime - it gets expensive
| while Outlook or OE fumbles around trying to connect with all the
| accounts that are set up.
|
| ----------------
| This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
| suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
| the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
| button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft
| Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane.
|
|
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...eccae5207&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.general

 

[Jon Hill]

Thank You both. That's exactly what I need.