auto check for mail

polishmafia4u · Post by **polishmafia4u** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 5:55 pm

im on win xp pro and i want to know is there a way to make outlook 6 automatically check for my mail when i click the little envelope near the history icon and "read mail"? cause right now i gotta click "send/recieve" every time i wanna see if there is new mail.

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 7:42 pm

It should check for new messages every 30min by default. You can change that to as little as a minute(Tools>Options>Check For New mail Every...) If your talking about checking when OE isn't active as a process then no you cant, but you can get third party tools that can do that for you and will sit in the sys tray.

polishmafia4u · Post by **polishmafia4u** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 11:31 pm

actually what i meant was, on my 98se rig right when i open outlook it checks for new mail. my question is, can i do that in xp? i know i can change it to check every so often but i want it to check for mail right when i open outlook.

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:18 am

Im sure there is the option in Outlook to obut Im not an Outlook User only Outlook Express. The option there is under Tools>Options>Send and Recieve Messages At Starup

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:15 am

tools/options/ mail setup tab/ second selection

polishmafia4u · Post by **polishmafia4u** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:18 am

all i see is an automatic send and recieve on exiting. i want it to automatically send and recieve on starting. any more suggestions?

hoov · Post by **hoov** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 10:55 am

On the general tab under Tools-Options about 1/2 down is the option to send/receive on startup. Right about the option for how often to check for mail.

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:21 am

You must be using express.

hoov · Post by **hoov** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:44 am

Yea, he mentioned Outlook 6 which is Outlook Express.

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:57 am

My bad, I must have select reading lol. Didn't see the 6.

polishmafia4u · Post by **polishmafia4u** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 2:24 pm

i dont have a general tab http://members.cox.net/georgethemobboss ... 0setup.JPG

hoov · Post by **hoov** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 2:52 pm

That screenshot is totally diferent than my Outlook Express 6 version. Are you sure that you have outlook Express 6?

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 4:08 pm

Originally posted by polishmafia4u
i dont have a general tab http://members.cox.net/georgethemobboss ... 0setup.JPG

If that's from your system then you are already set! look at the second section down where it says send and recieve imediatley and notice the check mark in place.

polishmafia4u · Post by **polishmafia4u** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 4:26 pm

i see it but it doesnt say send/recieve immediatly it just says send immediatly. when i send a message, yes it automatically sends it and doesnt wait for me to click anything or exit before sending. the thing is tho, it will not recieve immedietly when connected. trust me, i emailed this adress using a different account and then used outlook to open it and waited for like 10 min and it still woulndt recieve it until i actually pressed the "send/recieve" button. any more suggestions?

hoov · Post by **hoov** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 4:31 pm

Sorry but I can not see anything in the Outlook Express setups that I have on various screens that looks like your screen shot. Hopefully someone else will.

polishmafia4u · Post by **polishmafia4u** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 8:31 pm

maybe my outlook is just plain *explicit*

anyways, thank you to everybody that really tried to help me.