Overriding automatic send/receive time interval

[Pamela]

I'm reposting this inquiry as the only response I received
did not address my question located in the brackets.

I run 2 machines using Outlook that connect to my mail
server via LAN. They are both configured identically to
check the server every 5 minutes. This morning, apparently
my machines locked up my mail server account, possibly
because they requested mail simultaneously. Here's the
question:

[If I hit F9 on a machine, does that "forced" Send/Receive
reset the automatic send/receive interval to begin 5
minutes after the F9 function? Or is the forced S/R
independent of the auto S/R and doesn't affect the 5-minute
interval?]

The mail server support suggested not having both machines
connecting to the server at the same time. If the F9
resets the 5-minute interval, then that little task will
ensure that both machines auto request at different times.

Regards,
Pamela

 

[Brian Tillman]

I run 2 machines using Outlook that connect to my mail
server via LAN. They are both configured identically to
check the server every 5 minutes.

The most widely recommended interval is 10 minutes.

[If I hit F9 on a machine, does that "forced" Send/Receive
reset the automatic send/receive interval to begin 5
minutes after the F9 function? Or is the forced S/R
independent of the auto S/R and doesn't affect the 5-minute
interval?]

Good question. I would think so.

The mail server support suggested not having both machines
connecting to the server at the same time. If the F9
resets the 5-minute interval, then that little task will
ensure that both machines auto request at different times.

Not really. The clocks on PCs aren't entirely accurate and can drift.
Unless you sync the two PCs to a common time server, five minutes as
measured by one may not be exactly five minutes as measured by the other and
eventually the send/receive may occur at the same time again.