Outlook keeps trying to send a message that doesn't exist

[Guest]

I seem to have a ghost message in the outbox.

The message is sending from an account which cannot send from my cox.net ISP.

Outbox shows no messages to be sent, yet every time I pick up mail, it
attempts to send something from the "(e-mail address removed)" account.

I even deleted the email address from my email accounts, but it still
attempts to send.

It would appear that there is some kind of file corruption somewhere in the
outbox or send functions because I have one other problem that repeats itself
constantly. Occasionally when I send an Email it will get a date of "none".
No amount of editing results in a date stamp on the item and I have to delete
the item to get rid of it.

Help!

 

[Anne Troy]

Hi, Patti. When this happens to me, I hit the File menu and choose Work
Offline. Because of that, Outlook stops trying to send it. I can now delete
it. Don't forget to uncheck Work Offline again!
*******************
~Anne Troy

www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[Brian Tillman]

I seem to have a ghost message in the outbox.

The message is sending from an account which cannot send from my
cox.net ISP.

Probably an unsent read receipt. See if this helps:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/delete_rr.htm

 

[Guest]

Probably an unsent read receipt. See if this helps:
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/delete_rr.htm

The above link did work for me, but it's trialware. I had the same problem
twice, a few months apart, and the second time I couldn't use it without
paying for it. But Microsoft puts out a free utility that will get the job
done. Try:

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/deletereadreceipt.htm

 

[Brian Tillman]

The above link did work for me, but it's trialware.

Please don't multipost.

 

[carterg1]

Thanks for information you posted here. I followed the instructions and it
worked. Thanks again.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Thanks for information you posted here. I followed the instructions and it
worked. Thanks again.

You're welcome.