Stopping OE from Sending from Outbox

Laboadicea · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Yesterday, I intended to send a photo from a file to someone, but I
inadvertently checked the entire file (which was very large). I immediately
hit stop, but I forgot that the message was stored in my outbox which I also
forgot was configured to empty upon signing on. Because the attatchment is
so large, every time I log on to OE, it tries to send this enormous file and
then everything crashes. How can I change the option that sends messages in
the outbox when I first open OE?

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mac · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 148

"Laboadicea" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
> Yesterday, I intended to send a photo from a file to someone, but I
> inadvertently checked the entire file (which was very large). I
> immediately
> hit stop, but I forgot that the message was stored in my outbox which I
> also
> forgot was configured to empty upon signing on. Because the attatchment
> is
> so large, every time I log on to OE, it tries to send this enormous file
> and
> then everything crashes. How can I change the option that sends messages
> in
> the outbox when I first open OE?

Try this, open IE (Internet Explorer)>file menu>work offline>Open OE>refuse
to go online>delete the mail from your outbox.
tools>options>general>disable the option to send at start up, Go back on
line.
HTH?

PA Bear · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 123

Windows version?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Laboadicea wrote:
> Yesterday, I intended to send a photo from a file to someone, but I
> inadvertently checked the entire file (which was very large). I
> immediately
> hit stop, but I forgot that the message was stored in my outbox which I
> also
> forgot was configured to empty upon signing on. Because the attatchment
> is
> so large, every time I log on to OE, it tries to send this enormous file
> and
> then everything crashes. How can I change the option that sends messages
> in
> the outbox when I first open OE?

Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 347

"Laboadicea" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
> Yesterday, I intended to send a photo from a file to someone, but I
> inadvertently checked the entire file (which was very large). I
> immediately
> hit stop, but I forgot that the message was stored in my outbox which I
> also
> forgot was configured to empty upon signing on. Because the attatchment
> is
> so large, every time I log on to OE, it tries to send this enormous file
> and
> then everything crashes. How can I change the option that sends messages
> in
> the outbox when I first open OE?

Close OE and use Search for Outbox.dbx; you will have to set Search to
include hidden files and folders. Delete or move Outbox.dbx and then reopen
OE. It will create a new Outbox.dbx that is empty.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

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