Re: Outlook will not send messages in "outbox"

From: Jeff Stephenson [MSFT] (stephenson_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:37:51 -0800

You might try checking the "login to incoming server before sending" box on
your "Outgoing server" tab. Intermittent login failures like those you're
describing can happen if you're supposed to use that setting but aren't -
sometimes you'll be trying to send mail right after you've downloaded mail
and it will work, other times you haven't downloaded recently so it doesn't
work. 

-- 
Jeff Stephenson
Outlook Development
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 08:17:01 -0800, BW wrote:
> Jeff, 
> 
> About the error messages.  I have received messages saying that the
> outgoing SMTP server required verification, which I never changed from
> default.  I went into "more settings" and the "Outgoing Server" tab.  I
> changed that back to what it I thought it should have been (My outgoing
> server (SMTP) requires verification.)  Then it worked fine...for two
> days.  Then I received the same message.  I went back in, and all the
> settings were exactly the same as they were before (the two days that is
> worked.)  So i clikcked around a little to see what else I could mess
> up...viola!  It worked!  I was so happy, I didn't even pay attention to
> what I had clicked, so the next time I got the error, I didn't know what
> to change.  Currently, I have the verification box checked, and the "log
> on using" radio button selected.  I have a username types in there, but
> I like to type my password in.  Also, I found that if I have the "send
> immideately when connected" box checked under "sending/receiving" and so
> far, this has worked.  This isn't a fix, however, and I would like some
> info on how to fix this bug.  I am strictly not "up to" SP2.  I will not
> install it on my system, I have already crahed once b/c of SP2.  I don't
> think this would be in any advice you had to give, but just for a
> "heads-up." 
> 
> Thank you for your time, Jeff. 
> 
> BW 
> 
> "Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]" wrote: 
> 
>> What version of Outlook do you have?  Do you get any error messages when
>> messages aren't sent? 
>> 
>> -- Jeff Stephenson Outlook Development This posting is provided "AS IS"
>> with no warranties, and confers no rights 
>> 
>> On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 02:13:01 -0800, hedstrom wrote: 
>> 
>>> I have the same problem. But for me it isn't recurring, it nerver
>>> works. It started yesterday and I havn't changed any settings. 
>>> 
>>> "BW" skrev: 
>>> 
>>>> This has been a recurring problem for me.  Usually, I can fix it, but
>>>> not this time.  I can compose a message, or reply to a message, it
>>>> doesn't matter.  When I click the send/receive button, the messages
>>>> in the outbox will not send, even though I know the information in
>>>> the servers "incoming mail" and "outgoing server" are correct.  It
>>>> just doesn't send the damn messages.  When the dialog box pops up,
>>>> telling me the progress, I can tell if it is going to work.  If it is
>>>> going to work, the little icon by the "sending" message will be the
>>>> little down arrow, and when it is not going to work, it will be a
>>>> check mark.  What can I do?
>> 
>>