Hard to tell without any Outlook configuration information.
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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
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"Gnawbone Jack" <Gnawbone
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> Outlook hesitates after a few seconds of response and then resumes normal
> activity for a few more seconds and then hesitates again, and again. It's
> almost unusable with this kind of response.