You probably should consider a switch or upgrade. OL2k is a finicky POP3 client, in my experience. If you want/need to stick with Outlook, that's fine, but if you're willing to look at other clients, Thunderbird and either Lightning or Sunbird (all from http://mozilla.com) might work for you.
Kurt On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 08:59, John Aldrich <[email protected]> wrote: > > I finally got the user fixed by rebooting his machine, but to my thinking it > *shouldn’t* require rebooting. > > > > > > From: Terry Dickson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:38 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Issues with Outlook 2000 > > > > OK I have not run Outlook in POP Mode in years but here is what I would try > first. I would start in Safe Mode, then go to the settings and change it to > not pull any messages for maybe an hour. Then shut down outlook start it > again and delete messages. Then after that shut down again and restart and > change pull times back to original. I have seen something similar in the > past but that was with a 100MB attachment going to about 50 users, I was > running the POP server so I killed the message on the server to solve that > problem. > > > > > > > > From: John Cook [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:53 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Issues with Outlook 2000 > > > > Maybe start Outlook in safe mode Run > outlook.exe /safe > > > > John W. Cook > > Systems Administrator > > Partnership For Strong Families > > 315 SE 2nd Ave > > Gainesville, Fl 32601 > > Office (352) 393-2741 x320 > > Cell (352) 215-6944 > > Fax (352) 393-2746 > > MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 > > > > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:39 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Issues with Outlook 2000 > > > > Hey, guys… I realize this is not an Outlook Support list, but I’m hoping you > guys have run into this problem before and know how to fix it. I’ve had > several users who have had problems the last couple days because someone sent > out a 12-meg attachment and their computers were powerful enough to download > it. One user even had to reboot his computer, because Outlook still thought > that 12 meg message was in their inbox, even after I’d shut down Outlook, > logged into webmail and deleted that message from their inbox. > > We’re all on POP3, so no Exchange strangeness. And strangely enough, pretty > much only Outlook 2000 users are affected. Anyone ever seen anything like > this? Any switches to make Outlook go back and check how many messages there > are to download? Before you ask, I did double-check that one user’s Outlook > was completely shut down in Task Manager. J > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information > may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized > use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal > penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for > the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not > read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed > in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the > company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no > viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility > for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
