Do you have Outlook 2003 set to do an automatic send/receive every 10
minutes (or whatever value you choose)? Automatic send/receive at startup
only happens if you have Outlook set to check for new mail automatically at
a certain interval.

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Jocelyn Fiorello
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> When I open Outlook 2003, why do I need to click
> Send/Receive to see new messages? In previous versions,
> new messages were automatically displayed when opening
> Outlook.