Sending and Receiving Mail
Exchanging messages with a mail server is an interactive process. A mail server will not automatically send messages to your computer; to begin the transfer process, your mail client has to send a request to the server. Outlook Express can poll for mail at regular intervals, or you can send and receive messages on demand by clicking a button.
Collecting Mail Automatically
If you have a LAN connection, Outlook Express automatically checks for new messages and sends outgoing mail every 30 minutes. To check for mail more or less frequently, follow these steps:
1. | Choose Tools, Options, and click the General tab. You'll see the dialog box shown in Figure 22.29. Figure 22.29. On a LAN connection, Outlook Express checks for ... |
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