Message
Checking Interval
Click on Tools, and select Options. Click on
the Internet E-mail tab. At the bottom of the screen,
make sure that "Check for new messages every" is
checked and enter a time interval in minutes. Click OK.
Prompt
For Password
By default, Outlook saves your CalWeb e-mail password. If
you are being prompted for your password for several times
and feel that you have entered the password correctly,
please contact CalWeb technical support, as there is a
problem with your mailbox on CalWeb.
Mail
Left On Server
Click on Tools, then Services. Click on Internet
E-mail, then select Properties. If you only see
two tabs named "General" and
"Connection", then Outlook 97 cannot leave mail on
server. Click Cancel all the way out. Otherwise,
follow these instructions:
If you are
leaving messages on the server: Click on the Advanced
tab. Uncheck "Leave a copy of messages on server".
Click OK all the way out. Then, click on File,
and select Exit and Log Off. Then, restart Outlook
97.
To leave a copy
of the message on the server: (not recommended) Click on
the Advanced tab. Check off "Leave a copy of messages
on server". We highly recommend that you also
select "Remove from server after [blank] days" is
also checked to avoid possible excessive disk usage charges
and setting a reasonable number of days (5-15 should be
sufficient). Click OK all the way out. Then, click on
File and select Exit and Log Off. Then,
restart Outlook 97.
IMPORTANT!
If you elect to leave mail on the server, we highly
recommend that you periodically check your e-mail box using
the CalWeb
web mail interface to delete messages that are no longer
needed, otherwise excessive disk usage charges will occur. (Note:
Be sure to hit the Empty Trash button before logging
out of the web mail interface to remove the deleted messages
from the Trash folder.)
Hang
Up After Downloading
Click on Tools, then Services. Click on Internet
E-mail, then select Properties. If you only see
two tabs named "General" and
"Connection", then Outlook 97 cannot automatically
disconnect after downloading mail. Click Cancel all
the way out. Otherwise, click on the Connection tab
and uncheck "Disconnect when finished sending and
receiving". Click OK all the way out. Then,
click on File and select Exit and Log Off.
Then, restart Outlook 97.
Large
Message
The option to skip messages larger than a certain size is
not supported by Outlook 97.
Message
Splitting
Outlook 97 does not support the option of splitting a large
message into multiple parts.
Send
Messages Immediately
Outlook 97 automatically sends messages immediately.
Folders
List
To view a message folder list, click on View and
select Folder List. You can also click on the Mail
bar on the left side of the screen to display a list of mail
folders as icons.
Message
Preview
Outlook 97 uses a preview mode which displays the first few
lines of a message. To turn on and off this mode, click on View
and select AutoPreview.
Outside
Access to CalWeb's Mail Server
If you are connecting from outside of CalWeb's network in
order to access your e-mail, you will need to use your
provider's outgoing mail server. Outlook 97 does not support
outgoing mail authentication (also known as SMTP
Authentication).
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