Re: Server disconnect

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Extend the timeout to 5 minutes. and take heed of the following.

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Restore:
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"lebrad" <spore_6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:akEEi.139837$fJ5.76490@xxxxxxxxxxxx
My server timeout is set for 1 minute.
I do not get an error message when I lose my connection to the server. I have to exit the program and then re-enter in order to retrieve the messages and some times do this more than once. Eventually I receive all messages
"Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eqwXcmk8HHA.5360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Server Timeout is how long OE will wait for a response from the server before OE will consider that the connection to the server has been lost and give up the send and receive. One to 2 minutes is reasonable.

Do you get any error message when this happens?

If you try the send and receive again, do the messages eventually all come through? If so, it's likely a problem with the mail server.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"lebrad" <spore_6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fNBEi.138442$fJ5.12399@xxxxxxxxxxxx
When downloading multiple messages, often my e-mail disconnects from the server part way through. I have tried increasing my server timeout but this does not seem to help. Any ideas.






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