What was Outlook sending?

[Santista]

Hi,

I downloaded my messages using the option "send and receive all".
However, the "Show Progress" box indicates that I was also 'sending something'.
But I had nothing to send!
I look in the "Sent items' folder and nothing was sent at this time.

What was Outlook 2003 doing?

Santista

 

[Bob K]

The usual response here is, "You have a virus". It could
be that a virus program is using your Outlook to send spam
and/or a copy of itself to people in your address book.

I hope this is not the case, but please have the foresight
(aftersight?) to look into this potential problem.

 

[Santista]

Thanks Bob,

I checked and I have no virus.
I also run a anti-spyware then I download the messages with Outlook and the
ghost sending was still there.
What else could it be?
A bug?

Santista

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Was it really sending something or did the dialog show a send and receive
status? The status display may appear that something is sent, but it's
really not sending anything. Also - if you read messages with read receipts,
those are stored as hidden messages and outlook would send them on the
next send.

Thanks Bob,

I checked and I have no virus.
I also run a anti-spyware then I download the messages with Outlook and the
ghost sending was still there.
What else could it be?
A bug?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Author, Google and Other Search Engines (Visual QuickStart Guide)




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