Outlook is attempting to contact the Exchange server

[Guest]

I have one Outlook 2003 user that is consistantly getting the message
"Outlook is attempting to contact the Exchange server". Sometimes it takes
up to 30 seconds to retreive/delete/send a message. The Exchange Server is
2003 SP2 other users are not having this issue. Could the size of the
mailbox be causing the problem?
TIA
Rick Simonds

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Probably not but how big is the mailbox? Sounds like networking issues with
that computer -- have you run all the diagnostics on it? Checked DNS
settings? Any other network-related issues with that machine?

 

[Guest]

The mailbox is 1.1 GB. Small network 10 workstations all plugged into the
same 100Mbs switch as the Exchange server. All IP settings are
correct...netdiag and dcdiag look good.

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP]

Are you using Outlook in cached mode? Exchange server is a SBS box perhaps?
What OS on the workstation?