Strange email from Microsoft Outlook

[Guest]

I use Outlook 2007. I got this message in my mailbox. It was from my own
email address, but had Microsoft Outlook (my real email address in here)

The body of the email said:

This is an e-mail message sent automatically by Microsoft Office Outlook
while testing the settings for your account.

I am suspicious because I have no idea why it was testing the settings for
my account.

 

[Guest]

Perfectly normal. That's the email you get when you Test Settings while
setting up the acct. It lets you know that you set the acct up correctly.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Mary, I am glad to hear that.

I wasn't testing the settings however, perhaps I briefly lost connection to
the email server and Outlook was checking the settings.

I was suspicious about it just because I had never seen it before.

Laurie

 

[Remove ABCD from Email address to reply]

Outlook does not test anytime on its own. The only time you should get that
message is when you are in the email settings and you ask to test settings