Outlook 2002 (XP) Question

[mattg1981]

I dont use outlook as my default client (I use thunderbird on linux) but I have outlook set up to send emails through my smtp server when I am on windows. However, when I send an item, it stores it in outbox and I have to manually click send/recieve. How do I make it so when I send an email, it sends the item right away and I dont have to go back and open up outlook and then send the item.

Thanks

 

[mattg1981]

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[JW310]

I've got Outlook 2003, but this should be more or less the same in Outlook XP:

Up in the menu bar, click on Tools, and then Options. In the Options window, there should be a tab labeled "Mail Setup". Click on that tab, and there should be an option labeled "Send immediately when connected". Click the box next to it to put a check in it, and then click on OK to close the window.

If the box is already checked, what you might want to try is clicking it to un-check it, hit Apply, and then click the box again to put the check back in the box.

JW