Send & Receive Timeouts

Microsoft Outlook 2003 - Adjusting Send & Receive Timeouts

Check for New Messages Timer
  • On the menu bar go to ‘Tools -> Send/Receive -> Send/Receive Settings -> Define Send/Receive Groups’.
    Send/Receive Groups
  • Select group that contains your LOQMail account.
  • Under ‘Setting for group’ send/receive group name, select the ‘Schedule an automatic send/receive every x minutes’ check box.
  • Change the time setting of ‘Schedule an automatic send/receive every x minutes’ to 10.
  • Close the dialog box by clicking the ‘Close’ button.
Server Timeout
  • On the menu bar go to ‘Tools -> Email Accounts…’.
    E-mail Accounts Wizard
  • Select ‘View or change existing e-mail accounts’ and click the ‘Next’ button.
    E-mail Accounts
  • Select your LOQMail account from the list and click the ‘Change...’ button.
    E-mail Account Settings (POP3)
  • Click the ‘More Settings…’ button.
    General Tab
  • Select the ‘Advanced’ tab.
    Advanced
  • Slide the ‘Server Timeouts’ control to ‘Long’.
  • Close the dialog box by clicking the ‘OK’ button.
  • Click the ‘Next’ button.
  • Click the ‘Finish’ button.