send/receive

[RB]

My computer crashed downloading Windows 7.
I somehow used to have outlook set to receive automatically every few
minutes, but it would only send if I clicked the send/receive button.
Now with the crash, I need to reset, and can't remember how I did it.
Help..??

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Tools-> Options-> tab Mail Setup-> button Send/Receive...
By default the interval is set to 30 minutes.

 

[RB]

Thanks for the response, but I don't think it answers my question. I'd like
to have it automatically receive messages at whatever interval I set, but
send messages ONLY when I hit send/receive

 

[Peter Foldes]

RB

Tools-> Options-> tab Mail Setup-> Highlight account-> Edit->Account Options and
set it in there

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You'll have to create an additional send/receive group then.
For details see the last instructions on this page;
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/181

 

[Roady [MVP]]

That would disable it completely even when you'd press the send/receive
button ;-)

 

[RB]

I know there is a way, I had it set that way before the crash. I was able to
receive at whatever interval I set it at, and send only if I hit send/recieve.
Any more ideas??

 

[VanguardLH]

My computer crashed downloading Windows 7.

Download a file doesn't crash an OS. So something MORE was performed,
like *running* the downloaded file.

I somehow used to have outlook set to receive automatically every few
minutes, but it would only send if I clicked the send/receive button.

Disable the "Send immediately when connected" option.

 

[RB]

I'm sorry for using the wrong terminology. I suppose I should have said my
computer crashed intstalling windows 7 not downloading it, please remember
that not everyone on this forum is an expert.....that's why many of us are
here, to get expert advice....
That being said, your answer still does not help me. If I disable the send
immediately when connected, it will still send messages at the specified
interval.
At some point on this forum a while ago, someone gave me a method to do
this. I know it's possible. My messages would receive at the interval I
set, but would only send when I hit the send/receive button.
Thanks for trying

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Yes, read my other reply?

I know there is a way, I had it set that way before the crash. I was able
to
receive at whatever interval I set it at, and send only if I hit
send/recieve.
Any more ideas??

 

[RB]

Unfortunately, what you thought might happen does, by disabling the send
function, it stops the send/receive button from sending as well.
Whomever had the solution on this forum the last time, had me change a
simple setting, and it all worked the way I want....just can't remember what
that simple setting was.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I know there is a way, I had it set that way before the crash. I was able to
receive at whatever interval I set it at, and send only if I hit
send/recieve.

Not possible without using separate send/receive groups.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

I gave you this link several replies ago which does exactly what you want;
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/181

 

[RB]

Robert,
Thank You!! I missed it on the last reply. It was under your signature and
I didn't notice it.
This isn't how I did it last time, but it works perfectly!
Thank you again!!!

 

[VanguardLH]

I gave you this link several replies ago which does exactly what you want;
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/181

Ah, so I came up with only half of the solution. I had mentioned to RB
on how to disable the "Send mail items" option for each account in the
Send/Receive group which included his account(s). Alas, that means send
won't work using the Send/Receive buttons or F9 key. The other half of
the solution was to create a NEW Send/REceive group which *only* had the
"Send mail items" option enabled (i.e., the "Receive mail items" option
got disabled) and also disabled the mail poll options for the send-only
Send/Receive group.

So, in effect, you have 2 Send/Receive groups:
- Receive-only group.
o All accounts herein are configured to only "Receive mail items" (the
"Send mail items" option in each account is disabled).
o Mail polling is enabled in this group.
o This group permits receiving e-mails by using the Send/Receive
button, hitting the F9 key, or waiting for the scheduled mail polls.
- Send-only group.
o All accounts herein are configured to only "Send mail items" (the
"Receive mail items" option in each account is disabled).
o Mail polling is disabled in this group.
o This group permits sending e-mails by using the Send/Receive button
or hitting the F9 key but never at timed intervals (polling is
disabled).

I see how this works. It certainly isn't the "simple setting" the OP
remembered it was. So with receive-only (with polling) and send-only
(without polling) groups, is the "Send immediately when connected"
option, if enabled (the default), rendered ineffective?

 

[RB]

Thanks to all of you!! This isn't the same solution as I'd gotten last time,
but it works perfectly! In fact it already saved me earlier from sending a
message to someone it wasn't supposed to go to!
Thank you again!

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You're welcome!
Can't think of any 1-click configuration to do this though. Doing it via an
additional send/receive group is the most reliable way of doing this.