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Outlook Express receive before send

Sep 13, 2004 4:12PM PDT

I have several accounts on my Outlook Express and some of them with a different provider.
Two of my accounts require receiving before sending as anti-Spam measure.
Then if I want to send e-mail using one of these accounts I am always in trouble:
If I select "Receive All?, it is a real mess as some accounts are not available on this connection...
If I select the account then I receive first an error and then the second time I can send the message
Alternatively, I can put those accounts on a different "Identity" and use the first option, but then it is cumbersome to manage my e-mails as they are dispersed on different "Identities".

It could be easier if I can tweak OE and reverse its default operation of sending before receiving...
Editing Windows Registry is OK.
Could anybody help me?

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Your work, not mine.
Sep 13, 2004 9:52PM PDT

"Outlook Express synchronizes mail accounts alphabetically based on the "friendly name" of the accounts. To change the order in which the accounts are checked for new messages, rename one or more of the accounts. This can be helpful if you have a mail server that takes a long time to download messages."
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224416

And that's your clue.

Create mail accounts that are in the order you want and make some that just receive and that last one that sends.

Bob

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Sorry if I was not clear
Jul 13, 2005 5:01PM PDT

What I need is just that when I click the Send and Receive buton, OE first receive incoming mail and then and only then it sends the messages on the Outbox tray.
If you want to know why, just try a free account on Netexplora, (www.netexplora.com) and configure it on OE following site instructions.
Then if you have a message on the outbox and you click send & receive you get an error first time and only second time you can send the e-mail.
If you receive first and the send you got no errors.
NB

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Neat.
Jul 13, 2005 9:22PM PDT

You'll have to use the supplied info or use the workaround you found.

Bob