XP Service Pack 2: mail remains is outbox longer than usual

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Setup: XP Professional Workstation with Outlook 2002
(10..6516.6626) SP3, Exchange Server 2000 (SP3).

After installing SP2 on the workstation, there is a
noticable hesitation on emails being sent. A simple test
email will remain in the OUTBOX for approxiamtely 5-10
seconds longer than machines that are pre SP2.

Before doing a company-wide SP2 update, I want to know if
this is expected behaviour, and if this can become an
exponential problem if all machines with SP2 are hitting
the Exchange at one time...

Thanks

 

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Seems that emails remain in outbox longer if the machine
has Outlook 2003 and SP2 as compared to Outlook 2002 SP2

reproducible 100%