Re: outlook stinks - can't send emails!

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From: Jeff Stephenson [MSFT] (stephenson_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/02/04


Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 08:59:49 -0800

What version of Outlook do you have? Could you turn on diagnostic logging
(see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q300479) and
post the OPMLog.log file (preferably as an attachment) after trying to send
a message?

-- 
Jeff Stephenson
Outlook Development
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
"Derek Upson" <dwupson@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:0nY%b.5000$TF2.593@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...
> Jeff, thanks for the reply.  This computer only has 1 mail account set-up.
> furthermore, like i said, it even fails when trying to test account
> settings.  furthermore, i can go to another computer on their home
network,
> open up outlook on that computer, and everything works great.  it is
> definitely something with outlook on this new Dell computer that we have.
> it worked fine for the first month.....but all of a sudden it has turned
> into a nightmare.
>
> any other thoughts?
>
>
> "Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]" <stephenson@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> news:OhyphNa$DHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > For some reason Verizon is breaking the connection, not Outlook.  As I
> > responded in an earlier post, this may be a result of having multiple
> > accounts that point to the same server.  Some ISPs are very touchy about
> > more than one connection being made to their server by a given machine,
> and
> > that may be why they're dropping your connection.  If you do have more
> than
> > one account, try disabling send/receive for all but one and see if that
> > works.  Not that this is the way you'd want to run, but we're trying to
> > track down what's going wrong...
> >
> > --
> > Jeff Stephenson
> > Outlook Development
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights
> >
> >
> > "Derek Upson" <dwupson@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > news:qMv%b.9691$ax2.5946@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> > > I am getting real frustrated.  i have uninstalled outlook and
> reinstalled
> > > it.  i have tried everything that i can think of (even disabled
> anti-virus
> > > software after doing a complete scan of the computer).  nothing will
> work.
> > > does anyone know why i can receive emails no problem and when you
click
> on
> > > test account settings everything works except for sending an outgoing
> > > message?   below are some of my previous posts.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > i have tried that with no luck.  i have mcaffee anti-virus online and
i
> > > disabled it.  after disabling it, the same problem continued.
anything
> > else
> > > that could cause this.  i have already uninstalled and reinstalled the
> > > software.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]" <stephenson@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> > > news:eRnhT#A$DHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Do you have any anti-virus software installed on the machine that's
> > having
> > > > the problem?  That has been known to interfere with Outlook's
> > connections.
> > > > Try disabling it if you have it, and if the problem goes away, check
> > with
> > > > the vendor for an update to fix the problem.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jeff Stephenson
> > > > Outlook Development
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Derek Upson" <dwupson@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:E4c%b.236$S9.119@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...
> > > > > whenever I try replying to an email....i get an error message that
> > says:
> > > > >
> > > > > "the connection to the server was interupted.  if the problem
> > continues,
> > > > > please contact your server administrator or ISP.  the server
> reponded:
> > > > 421
> > > > > out006.verizon.net Lost Connection to [141.149.XXX.YY]"
> > > > >
> > > > > for the ip address, i replaced the last numbers with letters to
> > protect
> > > > the
> > > > > actual address.  i am behind a linksys firewall, but that has
never
> > > > mattered
> > > > > and i have a second computer that i can use outlook on with no
> > problem.
> > > > on
> > > > > this computer though...the message just gets stuck in the outbox.
> if
> > i
> > > > > strip away all of the body and try sending, no problem.  if i go
> into
> > > the
> > > > > account details and click on "Test Account Settings", everything
> works
> > > > > except for "send test message".  for that, i get an error message
> > saying
> > > > > that it was unable to send test message.  Please verify the email
> > > address
> > > > > field.  any ideas what could be wrong....i am going nuts!??!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


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