Re: XP Home Send to Mail Recipient OE Error

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From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.0rg)
Date: 11/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:50:48 -0800

With SP2, you have to open OE to Send/Receive. There is also an added
warning to notify you in OE when other programs attempt to send mail under
OE'smenu, Tools/Options - Security tab. Mail created in another program
will remain in the Outbox until you open OE and click Send. 

-- 
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
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"Mudley" <wet@dirt_is.mud> wrote in message 
news:u2njo0dk3oqegbq65gbqa4j1bm0pcr5q1a@4ax.com...
> Did this ever get resolved?  I am having the same problem.
>
> Running XP Home  SP2
>
> When I right-click on a file and select the send to option, a new
> email pops up, with the file attached as it should be.  I fill in the
> address and select send.  At that point I get the error.  The email
> stays in the outbox until I start OE and send/receive.
>
> TIA
>
> Mudley
>
>
>
> On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:46:35 -0500, "lynnr" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
>
>>Really bizarre problem here. OE6 is set as my default mail program on
>>XPHome. Works fine. However, I consistently receive an error message when
>>using the right click "send to mail recipient" option. OE will launch, but
>>the sending process returns an error message (can't find the server blah
>>blah blah) and the item remains in OEs outbox unsent. However, if OE is
>>already launched, then the right click "send to mail recipient" option 
>>works
>>flawlessly and the message is sent immediately. It's as if the right click
>>"send to mail recipient" option is too fast for OE to recognize the server
>>connection. Has anyone seen this behavior before? Anyway to resolve it?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>

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