OL98: (CW) How to Prevent Outlook from Dialing When Starting Up

ID: Q185777

The information in this article applies to:
NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Corporate or Workgroup option. This option allows you to use Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) services. To determine your installation type, on the Help Menu click About Microsoft Outlook. In About Microsoft Outlook you should see "Corporate" if you have the Corporate or Workgroup installation.

SUMMARY

When you start Microsoft Outlook, it may automatically try to make a dial- up connection if your profile contains an Internet E-mail transport service. This article describes how to prevent Outlook from dialing the modem when starting so that you can work off-line and use Remote Mail. With Remote Mail, Outlook makes the dial-up connection only while you are checking and delivering mail.


MORE INFORMATION

You can have Outlook automatically dial on a scheduled basis with the timer initializing when Outlook starts; you must also select "Automatically dial when checking for new messages."

Using the Internet E-mail transport default settings, Outlook will not automatically dial your Internet service provider (ISP) and check mail. If Outlook does automatically dial your ISP when starting, follow these steps to disable the scheduled connection.

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.


  2. On the Internet E-mail tab, click to clear "Automatically dial when checking for new messages." Click OK.


If you have the option selected, it may be preferable to also have selected "If using a dial-up connection hang up when finished sending and receiving mail", otherwise your modem will remain connected.


REFERENCES

For more information about configuring Internet Mail, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q179751 OL98: (CW)Configuring the Internet mail Information Service

Additional query words: schedule automatically 


Keywords          : CfgIM 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1999