Question : email delay (send/receive) in outlook

Since yesterday I am experiencing problems with Outlook.

I receive emails with huge delays (several hours). I also have a Blackberry and the email get to my Blackberry without any delay.
The internet connection works fine (I have access to the web through Internet explorer).
When I hit the send/receive button in Outlook, I get "Preparing to send/receive..." for some time. Then nothing happens and then at some point all or some of the emails will ariive in bulk.
Same thing to send emails: sometimes they go through and sometimes they hang in the outbox for a long time (hours).

I am not using an exchnage server, nor am I on a company network.

Also, when using internet explorer, it looks like I sometimes get the pages very fast and sometimes it's really slow, although I know that the connection is good (other computers on the same hub work perfectly).
So it has something to do with my computer defintely but I can't understand what.

Answer : email delay (send/receive) in outlook

Hello citilogusa,

1. Register an important send/receive library file.  Go to Start > Run and type regsvr32 inetcomm.dll

2. Check if antivirus email check is slowing sending and receiving.  Disable it. Check if other programs running in the background is interfering. Disable one at a time the Firewall, antispyware, antispam, and all Norton programs.

3. In the account settings, Advanced settings, change the server timeout time from 1 min to 5 min

4. Check if outgoing mail server authentication is required. Select that option in account settings and use same settings as incoming server

5. Your ISP may be blocking port 25. Try using alternate port 587.

If no joy, you need to use your ISP SMTP server to send out emails.

6. Create a new Outlook profile.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/profile.htm

7.  Check with email provider Tech Support to determine if server is having trouble.

Hope this helps!
war1