IN OUTLOOK 2003, HOW TO SET AUTO MESSAGE CHECK LESS THAN 1 MINUTE?

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Guest

I would like to set Outlook 2003 to check for new messages every 30 seconds.
I can already go into the setting and set the minimum time to 1 minute but
want to have the program automatically check messages every 30 seconds. How
can I do this?
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

The send/receive interval should be nothing less than 10 minutes. The myth of having Outlook check for mail every minute or less is that it will step on itself since the act of polling the server, completing the handshake, etc. will take more than 30 seconds. Eventually it will damage your send/receive settings and can corrupt your mail profile.

Besides, can you actually read all email received every 30 seconds?

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, gamn asked:

| I would like to set Outlook 2003 to check for new messages every 30
| seconds. I can already go into the setting and set the minimum time
| to 1 minute but want to have the program automatically check messages
| every 30 seconds. How can I do this?
 
G

Guest

I understand the risk but would still like to make it to check for mail every
30 seconds. Any help to this end would be great!
 
M

Milly Staples - MVP Outlook

Simple answer is, you can't. Outlook needs at LEAST 60 seconds to complete
a send/receive using POP3 or IMAP. Exchange is different.

Oh, and when you corrupt your mail profile or your .srs settings are
irretrievably damaged, please refer back to this email.

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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, gamn asked:

| I understand the risk but would still like to make it to check for
| mail every 30 seconds. Any help to this end would be great!
 
B

Brian Tillman

gamn said:
I understand the risk but would still like to make it to check for
mail every 30 seconds. Any help to this end would be great!

Outlook cannot be made to do that. And please don't multipost.
 

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