Outlook express 6 Question...

[Guest]

Hi there to all

I have been using OE6 for quite some time and I have a question that has been bothering me forever..
Does OE6 HAVE to be opened in order for you to hear an email alert that you have new mail? This is the simplest of a question but it's driving me crazy!
If OE6 has to be open for you to hear it, why hasn't MS come up with a way to let you know you have mail besides opening the program to check
I've had Email notifiers before that I've downloaded off the internet, but I wasn't very happy with them
Also if anyone can suggest a really great email notifier that can supplement OE6, I'd be mighty greatful
Thanks
Ja

HaPPy SpRiNG!

 

[slowpoke]

Unless OE is running there is no way it can notify you of new mail. Just
start OE and keep it minimized.

Hi there to all,

I have been using OE6 for quite some time and I have a question that has been bothering me forever...
Does OE6 HAVE to be opened in order for you to hear an email alert that

you have new mail? This is the simplest of a question but it's driving me
crazy!!

If OE6 has to be open for you to hear it, why hasn't MS come up with a way

to let you know you have mail besides opening the program to check?

I've had Email notifiers before that I've downloaded off the internet, but I wasn't very happy with them.
Also if anyone can suggest a really great email notifier that can

supplement OE6, I'd be mighty greatful.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In

Does OE6 HAVE to be opened in order for you to hear an email alert
that you have new mail?

No.

But *some* E-mail client has to be opened.

 

[Steve Hebert]

Yes, OE has to be open in order to know that mail has arrived.

In order for any program to know if new mail, this program has to connect to
the mail server and check. My speculation of MS's philosophy is that if
you're going to connect to the mail server to check for new mail, you might
just as well have your mail program download it at the same.

Steve

Hi there to all,

I have been using OE6 for quite some time and I have a question that has been bothering me forever...
Does OE6 HAVE to be opened in order for you to hear an email alert that

you have new mail? This is the simplest of a question but it's driving me
crazy!!

If OE6 has to be open for you to hear it, why hasn't MS come up with a way

to let you know you have mail besides opening the program to check?

I've had Email notifiers before that I've downloaded off the internet, but I wasn't very happy with them.
Also if anyone can suggest a really great email notifier that can

supplement OE6, I'd be mighty greatful.

 

[Guest]

Geeeez...it took you long enough..... haha just kidding, slowpoke.

Thanks for your reply

Jan

 

[Guest]

OK Ken Blake, MVP... what do you mean no??

OE6 doesn't have to be open to get an alert??

Thanks

JanV

 

[Guest]

I also would like to apologize to everyone for posting here. I was quick to post, not quick to see where to post... On the OE 6 message board

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In

OK Ken Blake, MVP... what do you mean no???

OE6 doesn't have to be open to get an alert???

No. Your E-mail program has to be open. Outlook Express is only
one possible choice of E-mail programs.