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mailto-problem / send/receive-dialog question

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Frank Landen - 22 Oct 2007 12:08 GMT
Hi newsgroup,

i´ve got two problems with Outlook 2007 (incl. updates:)

1) Processing of mailto-links:

- Outlook closed,
- click on a mailto-link on a web page,
- message-window opens
- click on "send" button
- message-window close

The mail lands in outgoing mail and is sent if one opens Outlook the
next time.
The option"...existing connection immediately send" is checked.

But: When Outlook is opened before the click on the mailto-link by
hand, then of course, the mail is immediately sent after the click on
"send".

So why isnt the mail sent if Outlook is closed?

2) Question on the send/receive-window:

Bigger files are very often sent out by e-mail with Outlook. Partial
also over mobile telephone/GPRS or modem.

Outlook shows no progress during the sending dialog about the sent
amount of data still to be sent. A column gives residual time but this
always remains empty.
The upper progress only refers to the e-mail accounts and not to the
amount of transfer.

So the question: Is it possible to code a new "send/receive-dialog" in
VBA? Or any others ideas?

Almost all other (free) mail clients show this send/receive-progress.

Has someone an idea or suggestion?

Regards

Frank
Brian Tillman - 22 Oct 2007 13:49 GMT
> i´ve got two problems with Outlook 2007 (incl. updates:)
>
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> next time.
> The option"...existing connection immediately send" is checked.

Outlook can't send mail unless it's running.  Why would you expect any
application to perform its job if you don't run it?  You can't edit Word
documents if you don't run Word, correct?  Why should Outlook be any
different?

> 2) Question on the send/receive-window:
...snip...
> So the question: Is it possible to code a new "send/receive-dialog" in
> VBA? Or any others ideas?

Beats me.  I don't use VBA.  Ask in the VBA newsgroup
microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba

> Almost all other (free) mail clients show this send/receive-progress.

I see a progress bar when I send/receive.  It shows a percentage of the task
complete, not the number of items it is processing.  That's how Outlook was
designed.  Naturally, since I'm not privy to the thoughts of the design
team, I can't explain why they chose that representation.  If you don't like
it, use a mail client that displays what you want.
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Frank Landen - 22 Oct 2007 14:12 GMT
First, thanks for the quick answer.

>> - Outlook closed,
>> - click on a mailto-link on a web page,
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> Word documents if you don't run Word, correct?  Why should Outlook be
> any different?

But what happens with a click on a mailto-link? The message window from
Outlook is displayed. Therefore, I thought that Outlook should has been
started and should send the mail. Or am I wrong?

>> So the question: Is it possible to code a new "send/receive-dialog" in
>> VBA? Or any others ideas?
>
> Beats me.  I don't use VBA.  Ask in the VBA newsgroup

Thanks, I´ll try it.

>> Almost all other (free) mail clients show this send/receive-progress.
[...]
> If you don't like it, use a mail client that displays what you want

No, no, Outlook is good. Others can't VBA :)

Regards

Frank
Brian Tillman - 22 Oct 2007 19:14 GMT
> But what happens with a click on a mailto-link? The message window
> from Outlook is displayed. Therefore, I thought that Outlook should
> has been started and should send the mail. Or am I wrong?

You are wrong, for the most part.  While the Outlook form opens, the mail
transport engine doesn't start.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Frank Landen - 22 Oct 2007 20:08 GMT
>> But what happens with a click on a mailto-link? The message window
>> from Outlook is displayed. Therefore, I thought that Outlook should
>> has been started and should send the mail. Or am I wrong?
>
> You are wrong, for the most part.  While the Outlook form opens, the mail
> transport engine doesn't start.

You´re right. Is there a workaround to fix this (that Outlook start and
not only the mail form)?

It´s very ugly, that the mail keep in outgoing folder and Outlook must
be started manually after to send it.

Regards

Frank
Brian Tillman - 22 Oct 2007 20:45 GMT
> You´re right. Is there a workaround to fix this (that Outlook start
> and not only the mail form)?
>
> It´s very ugly, that the mail keep in outgoing folder and Outlook must
> be started manually after to send it.

In the past, there was another thread about this topic and one poster
observed that if he opened a second new message window before clicking Send
in the first window, the message was delivered and then he could close the
second window.  It can't hurt to try.
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

 
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