You may not have wanted to confuse/bore people but it appears that you were getting answers all over the spectrum based on the information you provided. Providing detailed information will rarely if ever get complaints form this list.
You didn't say there wasn't an Outlook XP, you said there was. There isn't. But again, it's a minor issue with a better phrased technical question than your original. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:48 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > I didn't want to confuse/bore people with a long story of > what I was trying to accomplish just find out if there was a > switch for the F9 key. > I appreciate that you may need more information in most cases > but I didn't think it was necessary for this question. > > The reason why we don't want them to come home and just hit > F9 is because the company didn't want to purchase more lines > for them to dial in on. Everyone comes home and dials then > the lines will get full quite quickly, where if I could > create a scheduled task, then a) users wouldn't have to do > anything and b) we could offsite the times to keep the usage down. > > When did I say there was no such thing as Outlook XP? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:31 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > You failed to provide sufficient detail in the question so > that those trying to provide assistance could do so. > Sprinkled throughout a half dozen posts were an ever changing > set of requirements and hints as to the actual design goal. > Below you've managed to summarize them into what almost > resembles a proper technical question.[1] > > I know a boatload about configuring and using Outlook > offline... Enough to fill several chapters of a book. Did you > want me to type up everything I knew in the hops that some > portion thereof was relevant to a question you'd not > sufficiently defined. I also know more than a thing or two > about Outlook command line switches (both the documented and > undocumented ones) and if there was one which was relevant to > the finally properly phrased technical question you've asked > I'd post it. But there isn't. > > The Q article I referenced appears to answer your question to > the point where all a user would have to do when they are > done for the day is press F9. Are you saying that having the > user press F9 when they are done for the day is too technical > of a task? If that's the case, then I agree with some earlier > posters that a press keys app of some kind would likely be > appropriate. > > [1] We'll ignore a few minor items like there's no such thing > as Outlook XP. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:07 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Your being a total jerk about this question. I don't see > what isn't > > technical about this question. It wasn't a question of what our > > people do, its how to automate our systems so they don't > have to do as > > much manual work and bill for it. Daniel Chenault hit the > nail on the > > head. > > It is creating a technical solution for a non technical problem. > > Isn't that what technology does? I apologize if I didn't > give enough > > detail. > > These users are all on dialup and receive large emails with large > > attachments (pictures mainly) all day. When they go to synchronize > > their inbox it can take up to 2 hours for all the mail to > download. > > The company doesn't want them billing for the time it takes > to sit in > > front of their laptops waiting for it to download. They > would rather > > schedule it at night and just have the rep read it while > they are in > > the field the next day. As far as the question goes here is a > > refresher: > > > > Does anyone know of a command switch for Outlook.exe in Outlook XP > > that I could create a scheduled task that would open Outlook and > > perform a Send/Receive and then close Outlook? Or is there > any third > > party software that would do this. Remember this is Outlook XP and > > the security is different. > > > > All you had to do was post back if you knew something. You > don't have > > to be rude about it. Whether the user is awake or asleep is > > irrelevant all I needed to know is if you knew of anything. > Maybe you > > don't know what a command switch is? I don't know. All I > am looking > > for is something like "Outlook /sendreceive" (obviously > that isn't it > > or I wouldn't be posting this), so that I could put the > switch in the > > scheduled task to run Outlook.exe, setup Outlook to dial if > there is > > no connection, run a send/receive, and be done with it. Or > if there > > was a > > third party app that would do this for me. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:51 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > Well, 287677 might work as well depending on what the > actual problem > > to be solved is, but apparently this isn't the week for properly > > phrased technical questions. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:45 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > > > > If I had that, I would have noticed that he wants a scheduled > > > execution of the F5 key, and would have kept my mouth shut. > > > Or perhaps suggested using the sendkeys thingy off the > resource kit > > > (win2000 i think). > > > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q259103 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: > > > Monday, November 25, 2002 11:34 AM Posted To: MSExchange > > Mailing List > > > Conversation: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > > Send/Recieve on > > > OXP > > > Subject: Re: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > > Send/Recieve on > > > OXP > > > > > > > > > I did, however, ask Santa for the thingy that will read > > email to me in > > > my sleep. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tom Meunier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:31 PM > > > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > > Send/Recieve on > > > OXP > > > > > > > > > I think once the guy post the actual problem he's trying > to solve, > > > rather than his non-solution to it, it will become clear > > that either > > > BLAT or MAPISEND will solve the problem. > > > But who knows, since he won't give any details. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
