Emails Don't Leave Outbox When Offline in Outlook 2007

[Meron LAVIE]

I have Outlook 2007 installed on Vista, and access mail on my Exchange 2K3
server.

When I am online, a sent email gets sent immediately - I see it for a second
in the Outbox - and then it is dissapears.

When I am offline and press "Send/Receive", the email in the Outbox is
ignored and not sent. It doesn't matter if I am configured for using the
HTTPS RPC proxy to access the server or I am even conected ot the LAN in
which the Exchange server sits.

I have verified that the email in the Outbox appears in italics (meaning its
awaiting to be sent). I have erased both the OST files and the Mail
profile - but no joy.

What do I do now?

Lavie

 

[Meron LAVIE]

Some more info:

1) ALL emails are ignored and not sent when offline, even small ones
2) I disabled the anti-virus (Avast), but that didn't help
3) I can delete the emails from the Outbox without a problem.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Some more info:

1) ALL emails are ignored and not sent when offline, even small ones

How could it be otherwise? "Offline" means "not connected". How do you think
a message can be sent when you're not connected to the server? That's like
wondering why you can't water your garden when the hose isn't connected to the
faucet or why the lamp won't light when not plugged in.

 

[dlw]

click on where it says offline and uncheck work offline

 

[Peter Foldes]

When you do Ctrl+Alt+S did you put a checkmark in the box to send when offline?

 

[Meron LAVIE]

I pressed Send/Receive (F9)...

How could it be otherwise? "Offline" means "not connected". How do you
think a message can be sent when you're not connected to the server?
That's like wondering why you can't water your garden when the hose isn't
connected to the faucet or why the lamp won't light when not plugged in.

 

[Meron LAVIE]

That means I revert to working online - which I don't want to do because of
a VERY slow Internet connection.

 

[Meron LAVIE]

"Send mail items" IS checked, if that's what you mean.


Any other ideas?

 

[Meron LAVIE]

And of course I also checked "Outbox" in the list of folders to be included
in the send/receive.