What happened to my Send/Receive Email Status Window?

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Post your mail support mode (line 2 of Help | About if you don't know).

 

[foobar]

For years OL2K displayed a small status window when checking POP email
accounts and showed how many messages being downloaded, errors etc...

The other day it stopped coming up when I did a send receive and
hasn't returned since.

I never turned the option off but darned if I can find where the
option can be re-enabled! Can someone tell me where I turn this option
on again???

It's driving me crazy that I can't find this simple option!

 

[foobar]

Sure...

MS OL 2K SP-3 (0.0.0.6627)
Internet Mail Only - Security Update


It may have stopped displaying due to a service pack I applied via
Windows Update but I cant' say for sure. I simply haven't been able to
figure out how to get it back and find that I miss it. The # of emails
I have to download as well as any status probelms with the pop server
are handy.

thanks

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

During a mail poll you should see a little animation in the lower R corner
of Outlook. Double click it to restore the Send/Receive progress dialog.

 

[foobar]

Thanks - yes I know exactly what you are saying - however clicking
repeatedly on the text, icon or 'down arrow' in the lower right corner
bar produces NO result whatsoever during a send/receive operation
while the animation is active down there. ...?

I don't recall every having done anything in the first place to cause
the window to go away - is it possible something is not correct or has
become corrupted that would cause just this isolated problem?

thanks again,

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Never seen it.
What happens when you double click the animation? It's small. Wait until you
have a fairly long poll in progress then click accurately.

 

[foobar]

In playing with it I discovered the answer and in posting this
followup looks like you noted it too Russ.

You have to click on it when there are actual unread email(s) to
download. I was trying to do it and it would animate and such but
there was no email previously.

During emails a little menu box appears when clicking on the animation
and that brought up a status option...

Problem Solved!!!

Thanks!!!