Do you have Outlook configured to connect via LAN or via dialup? (Under the Exchange Server settings, Connection tab)
-Ben- Ben M. Schorr, MVP-Outlook, CNA, MCPx3 Director of Information Services Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert http://www.hawaiilawyer.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 10:47 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > > For some reason for me that function doesn't do anything. It > wont dial automatically. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:40 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > TOOLS/OPTIONS/MAIL SETUP. > > > > Drew Nicholson > Technical Writer > Network Engineer > LAN Manager > RapidApp > 312-372-7188 (work) > 312-543-0008 (cell) > Born To Edit > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:36 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for > Send/Recieve on OXP > > > How????? That is what I am looking for. > > Thank you, > > Alex Gonzalez > Senior Systems Administrator > Handleman Company > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (248) 362-4400 Ext. 4914 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:05 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > Not shutting down the PC, shutting down outlook. > > You can set Outlook to download mail when it opens and/or closes. > > Drew Nicholson > Technical Writer > Network Engineer > LAN Manager > RapidApp > 312-372-7188 (work) > 312-543-0008 (cell) > Born To Edit > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:42 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for Send/Recieve on > OXP > > > The process doesn't necessarily have to shut the pc down. > It's a laptop > and it will hibernate. These are XP pro laptops. I know about the > scheduled task. That is mainly what I am looking to do. I am just > looking for a switch that performs a s/r when Outlook opens. Outlook > already will then detect the connection state and dial. It will > disconnect automatically when it's done downloading all the > mail to the > OST. You don't need to specify a time for how long it needs to > download. I am just trying to find something that hits F9 > when Outlook > opens. I can get outlook to open I just need a command for 1 stinking > key stroke. After that I know how to get Outlook to do the rest. If > Outlook is open in the morning when the user wakes up that's fine. We > can live with that. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:30 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > > Well... First of all, Chris isn't being a jerk. In addition, > if you're > using your client's resources -- ie, the phone and the computer -- for > several hours at night, don't they deserve renumeration? > > Nevertheless... > > What you want is for Outlook to start, dial up the server, download > mail, hang up, and shut off. > > Ok. I suppose that might be doable, sort of. > > Now, you don't mention what operating system your users are using. I > have Win2KPro. In START/PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/SYSTEM TOOLS, there's a > program called "Scheduled Tasks". In that, you can schedule > outlook to > be launched, and if you look at the advanced properties of > the task, on > the SETTINGS tab you'll see a check box for "Stop the Task if it runs > for X hours and X minutes." That MIGHT shut outlook down. > Honestly, I > don't know. You can test it and try. > > Even if it does, there's no way for the task to know if all > the mail has > been downloaded, so you'll have to guess. Also, I doubt that > this would > be a graceful shutdown, so you run the risk of causing problems with > your PSTs, which you must be using. > > As Daniel said, there are rarely technological solutions to behavioral > problems. I think this is one of those times, and the real > solution is > to "fix" it very differently. > > A far better solution is a VPN, as has been mentioned, or even Outlook > Web Access, which might be somewhat faster than POPing. > > Did you look at the technet article Chris kindly posted? > > > Drew Nicholson > Technical Writer > Network Engineer > LAN Manager > RapidApp > 312-372-7188 (work) > 312-543-0008 (cell) > Born To Edit > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:07 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for Send/Recieve on > OXP > > > 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. > > \ > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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] > _________________________________________________________________ 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]
