OL97: When the Check for New Messages Setting Takes Effect
ID: Q167986
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SUMMARY
When using the Internet Mail Enhancement Patch for Microsoft Outlook
97(IMEP), you can set an interval for Outlook to check for new
messages. To force a change to this setting to take effect immediately,
you must manually check for new mail the first time by pressing the F5 key.
MORE INFORMATION
To set an interval for Outlook to check for new messages, use the following
steps:
- On the Tools menu, select Options.
- Click the Internet E-mail tab. If you do not have an Internet E-mail
tab, you may not have the IMEP installed on your computer.
- Click to select the "Check for new messages every X minute(s)" (where X
is the interval to use.
- Enter the number of minutes for Outlook to periodically check for new
messages and click OK.
For this change to take effect immediately, you must manually check for new
mail by pressing F5. If you do not manually check for new mail, Outlook
will wait the previous interval before the new setting takes effect. If you
are using this feature for the first time, Outlook will wait the default
interval of 15 minutes before the new setting takes effect.
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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
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