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    Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

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    by the gun doctor ·

    I an running Outlook 97 on Win 98 SE. I have a 56k dialup connection to my ISP. While I’m on the net I expect Outlook to check for new mail every X minutes. In the Options dialog box under the Internet E-mail tab I have the box checked and I’ve set the interval to 10 mins…But it won’t check for new mail unless I do it manually. Any ideas?

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    • #3742774

      Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

      by dragon ·

      In reply to Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

      When Outlook was installed, was it set up for Internet Mail only or corporate use? I had the same problem when Outlook was set up for corporate/workgroup use (Exchange Server support). Set Outlook for Internet mail only, worked fine.

      • #3744586

        Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

        by the gun doctor ·

        In reply to Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

        It’s now been reinstalled to ensure that it is set up for Internet mail only…still doesn’t check at the prescribed interval…

    • #3745106

      Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

      by misadmin ·

      In reply to Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

      Once you configure outlook to check for new mail every x min, you must hit the F5 key to activate this setting immediately. If not, it can go to the previous setting, or if you are using it for the first time, will default to 15 min. If you are timing it, it can really throw you off the first time.

      I noticed that you manually checked it. Did you time it to see if it worked after checking it manually ?

      • #3746887

        Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

        by the gun doctor ·

        In reply to Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

        Even after using F5 key to check manually, it still never checks automatically….can’t figure this one out yet. Thanks anyway.

    • #3874671

      Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

      by the gun doctor ·

      In reply to Outlook 97 won’t check for new messages

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