"Microsoft Outlook Test Message" question

[SC Tom]

In a 28 minute span today, I received 10 messages with the above subject
from me to me with this message:

"This is an e-mail message sent automatically by Microsoft Outlook's Account
Manager while testing the settings for your POP3 account."

I use Outlook Express 6 w/ WinXP Home SP3, and I do have Word and Excel 2003
installed, but not Outlook. I did at one time to test out MAPILAB, an NNTP
newsreader, but they were both uninstalled about 6 months ago. I have
scanned for malware of all sorts and came up clean.
Any idea why this might have occurred? This is the first time I have
received this message other than when OL was first installed, and then it
was only one message, not ten.

TIA,
SC Tom

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

So you uninstalled Outlook about 6 months ago? Did automatic updates install
any updates recently?

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[SC Tom]

The most recent was on 11/11/09: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975958
Preceded by 10/14: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973705
and 09/28: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943649

No other Outlook-specific ones, just Office 2003 updates.

Thanks,
SC Tom

So you uninstalled Outlook about 6 months ago? Did automatic updates
install any updates recently?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072

In a 28 minute span today, I received 10 messages with the above subject
from me to me with this message:

"This is an e-mail message sent automatically by Microsoft Outlook's
Account Manager while testing the settings for your POP3 account."

I use Outlook Express 6 w/ WinXP Home SP3, and I do have Word and Excel
2003 installed, but not Outlook. I did at one time to test out MAPILAB,
an NNTP newsreader, but they were both uninstalled about 6 months ago. I
have scanned for malware of all sorts and came up clean.
Any idea why this might have occurred? This is the first time I have
received this message other than when OL was first installed, and then it
was only one message, not ten.

TIA,
SC Tom