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+ | ======Outlook / Outlook Express is sending mail repeatedly====== | ||
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+ | If you are using Outlook or Outlook Express you may occasionally find that mail is being sent repeatedly. There are a couple of possible reasons for this which we know of | ||
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+ | =====Sending taking too long===== | ||
+ | This usually happens if you are sending a large message to a lot of local users (either as a list within Outlook or a VPOP3 distribution list). This happens because VPOP3 won't send back a ' | ||
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+ | If you send a large message to a lot of local users, this distribution may take a while. By default Outlook & Outlook Express have a timeout of 1 minute. With most email clients, if they time out, they will prompt the user, for instance, asking if they want to wait longer, or quit. So, the user will probably realise what is happening if the message is delivered repeatedly. However, Outlook will simply stop waiting, leave the message in the ' | ||
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+ | You can increase the timeout in Outlook. Go to **Tools -> Account Settings -> (account) -> Change -> More Settings... -> Advanced**, and change the ' | ||
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+ | =====Sent Items folder full===== | ||
+ | After sending a message, Outlook & Outlook Express will move the message to the 'Sent Items' folder. On some versions of Outlook/ | ||
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