E-mail sent only after re-opening Windows Mail

[e.brown]

I have Windows Vista on my personal pc, including Windows Mail. I use this
for my yahoo e-mail account. The problem is that Windows Mail only sends
e-mails I've written after I have closed and re-opened the programme, the
"send" button doesn't work (or so it appears to me) although I have set the
settings to "send messages immediately". What is the cause for this? I use
Outlook at work and have never had this problem there. My security programme
is McAfee, in case that's relevant.

Thank you.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

McAfee antivirus is among the top three troublemakers for Windows Mail.
Sometimes it takes a while before symptoms start showing up.
First of all, turn off email scanning in McAfee, although that is seldom sufficient.
Next, delete that email account (because it has been corrupted by McAfee),
restart Windows Mail, then recreate the account.

If the problem continues, the only way you can prove or disprove that
McAfee is the culprit is to uninstall it, followed by using their debris removal tool:
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507
If you decide to replace McAfee, we can recommend a free antivirus
program which is more compatible with Windows Mail:

Instead of switching to a different antivirus, another option is to upgrade
to Windows Live Mail (WLM), which is more resistant to the adverse effects
of overly intrusive antivirus products: http://download.live.com/wlmail

Even with WLM, you must disable email scanning in the antivirus,
for the reason explained here:
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm