Outlook 2000 - messages stuck in outbox

[loganaj]

Messages (with attachments, various sizes) stick in the Outbox for about 30 seconds

 

[smah]

From what I've seen, this is normal depending on your connection to the mail server and the mail server software.

 

[shunter40]

Look in Tools, Options, Internet E-Mail tab and check the amount of time Outlook connects to receive and send mail; this may be related to when your mail goes out of your Outbox.

 

[doctor2001]

Hi, I'm having the same problem...

When outgoing emails have attachments, they hang for minutes(!) in the outbox. The progress bar show about 1/3 is sent quickly (I'm guessing the email part), and then hangs on the attachment.

Any ideas if there's a program or parameter that is causing a delay in processing the attachment data?

 

[desireeg]

Doctor2001:

You may have an issue with your upload speed. Follow this link to test your download & upload speeds.

http://www.bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/

Hope this helps!
Desiree

 

[doctor2001]

Thanks for the suggestion desireeg, but I've checked and upload speed is good. Internet connectivity and emails without attachments are both quick. It's mostly .jpgs that are sent out, but I tested with a 30kb .doc and it hangs the same way. Attachments coming in don't cause it to hang like this.

Could this be a corruption outlook file?

 

[desireeg]

Doctor2001:
I don't know of any settings in Outlook to cause this delay. Have you tried a reinstall? Do you have a virus checker that is checking your outgoing mail? Are there any other processes/apps running in the background that may affect your email?

Hope this helps!
Desiree