Emails take a long time to come from exchange server to outlook 2003

First thing I'd check is any antivirus, I've seen it before where a hosed install of McAfee takes a lifetime to scan incoming mail. Try disabling anything and test the time. The other thing worth looking at is the headers in the individual mail, have a look at the times and see if there are any obvious gaps.

Hi there;

This problem depends on many things.

1) Are you the only person on your LAN having this issue?
2) have you run Office updates on your PC? Go to office.mircosoft.com and look for updates button.
3) Do other network capable programs have a slowness issue?
4) Have you tested signing on from a different PC on your LAN with your credentials? (You should try this first to eliminate your PC.)
5) Has the A\V scanner changed in your organization?
6) Does this happen at a specific time of day?
7) Do you have anti-virus running on the Exchange server? When is it set to scan?
8) Do you have a SMTP virus scanner and general anti-virus scanner on the Exchange server? Did you exclude the SMTP scanner folders from the A\V real-time scan?
9) Is the Exchange server on your LAN or remote over a WAN connection?
Has your DNS changed recently? Do you use a HOST file and DNS server(s)?
10) Is there an out dated add-in in Outlook 2003 for your anti-virus?
11) Have you noticed a speed change in your network?
12) Are you running 10 mbps or 100 mbps on your network card?
13) Have you tried to change your port connection the network switch?

Possible SOLUTIONs:

1) Open command prompt, type ipconfig /flush dns, hit enter. May not help, but doesn't hurt.
2) Do you have a HOST file? Search and open with Notepad. Make sure the entries are correct. Make sure your DNS setup is correct.
3) Run Outlook repair from Add/Remove programs.

Best regards...

Its defo not a anti virus issue or any to do with NIC ,

I think its because there is too many emails in the inbox , when i checked the mailbox size 2 months ago it was 1.09 gb !

Let's delete some then or have backup...or split pst...But splitting may ruin...I cannot guarantee..But nice software here: http://www.cimaware.com/main/products/outlookfix-features.php

Please inform me about the issues i have stated further so i can help better...

crazy question, are you using outlook in cached mode?

Is Outlook in cached mode? It might be worth finding the OST file, renaming it to .old and letting Outlook rebuild it. Also try Outlook in non cached mode, if it's quicker it's most likely client side.
I've just got a lady here with 3gb in her inbox and it's behaving absolutely fine.

No , honestly . the web acess is painfully slow , i dont know why , when i spoke with my network admin , he said its because of the too many emails .

hodgeyohn:
drpoppers:
nice points...

i think i got the reason ,
I have just set up the outlook today only , when i can see its has downloaded only 40% of the mails till now i guess once it has finished downlading all the emails , new emails will downloaded quicker

The other thing you can do it hold down control, right click on the outlook icon in the systray and pick connection status, this shows some interesting stuff, second tab shows exactly what its up to.

I found out , The user had 17gb of emails .

how do i close this question , i have accted the previous entry as solution