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Outlook-2000 Error Handling

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by rhanlon2

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My ISP requires that I download mail before sending new mail. I must authenticate to the SMTP server; the POP server doesn't handle my password. BUT.. when I have a message in the Outbox when I dial up the ISP, Outlook tries to send before receiving. Result: Outlook disconnects immediately. Old workaround: Stay connected, let the receive cycle proceed, & resend. This time I'm OK. But the workaround won't work with O-200 on Win-2000. How do I fix this?

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by dklippert

There doesn't seem to be a way to change the order either for Outlook, or Yahoo.
One suggestion is to set up set up two separate accounts pointed at the same mailbox address. The first one in line would receive only. Then it will go to the next account to send.

by shmaltz

I don't see why you should have to create 2 accounts.
You can instead of connecting when the items to be send are in the outbox move them first to a different folder (like the draft folder) and after downloading all incoming email just send move the mail you want to send to the outbox.
By the way I don't understand why your ISP wants you to download before you send new mail?
You should discuss this with them they should have a resolve for this. If not what are they offering as an email client?

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