Delayed Mail Question
Is there a way to ensure delayed e-mails ALWAYS go out from Outlook 2007? In other words, does Outlook wake machines from sleep mode to send the mail? Will mail go out if the machine is sleep? Or. How do we need to configure Outlook/the computer to ensure the greatest delayed mail send reliability?
endital1097
make sure the outlook client is configured for online mode and not cached. then the message will go out at the scheduled time
If you're using Exchange then unless you purposefully delay the mail it will go immediately.
Otherwise, if you're using IMAP/POP then it will go on the next scheduled send/receive and no, it won't wake a machine up from sleep to do so but will sit in your outbox until the next send/receive.
The only way I can think of is to send it, then do a manual send/receive.
Otherwise, if you're using IMAP/POP then it will go on the next scheduled send/receive and no, it won't wake a machine up from sleep to do so but will sit in your outbox until the next send/receive.
The only way I can think of is to send it, then do a manual send/receive.
i am assuming when you talk about delay you are scheduling the message to be delivered at a certain time
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Delivered at a certain time and yes we are on Exchange 2003
Outlook cannot wake a machine up but it might be worthwhile checking if there is something in the BIOS that can do it?
Otherwise, just leave the machine on.
Otherwise, just leave the machine on.
yes, just use outlook in online mode and use the schedule delivery option
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endital1097: "online mode" ? Where is this exactly? Thanks.
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Tony1044: "In your case you are presumably sending an email with the option selected not to deliver it before a certain time?"
This is correct and I was pretty sure this is the only solution but wanted to check. I'll leave the case open for another day or so just in case we're both wrong though. Seems there would be a "server side" option to make this happen... Thanks.
This is correct and I was pretty sure this is the only solution but wanted to check. I'll leave the case open for another day or so just in case we're both wrong though. Seems there would be a "server side" option to make this happen... Thanks.
that is not correct, if your outlook client is configured for online mode and you schedule a message to be delivered you can power off the machine and the message will be delivered at the scheduled tim.
I stand corrected but in my own experience my email has not been sent unless my Outlook has been running (and in this case, Outlook was online - no caching).
But that said, I would try it, and if it works then the points should go to endital.
But that said, I would try it, and if it works then the points should go to endital.
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endital1097: okay so "online mode" is another way of saying, turn off the cached mode then yes?
i have a user that schedules "Happy birthday" messages to employees every week, and we have a policy in place that reboots workstations nightly before the message is sent
there is a known issue though if you have the LiveMeeting plug-in for Outlook
that plug-in is a calendar and scheduling gremlin
there is a known issue though if you have the LiveMeeting plug-in for Outlook
that plug-in is a calendar and scheduling gremlin
yes
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According to a Microsoft technician I spoke to yesterday, Outlook will not send a delayed email if its offline, the user is logged out or the machine is asleep. Thanks.