e-mails

[Sasso1]

When clicking on "send" my e-mails appear to be locked in the Outbox.
They eventually go but this can take up to 30 minutes or so.

Any ideas?

Sasso1

[abranei]

Its possibly down to your Antirus/Firewall software (i.e. Symantecs or McAfee's Internet protection software) . I have seem numerous computers will this problem.

The problem im talking about stems from inbound and outbound scanning settings. Try disabling the "scan outbound messages"

! Do not turn off you AV or Firewall software

[HWKE]

When you have finished composing an email, press 'Send/Receive'.

[abranei]

I noticed that you posted about your PC not shutting down. This two issues maybe connected

Remove all usb devices like printers and scanners to see if a device is causing the problem.

Updated and run a scan on you PC using you Antivirus software.

Run anti-spyware software

Update and install the lastest patches for you PC from the Manufacturers website.

[TechGirl]

I'll assume you are using Microsoft Outlook. The following are some common reasons why new messages that you send do not leave the Outbox:

1. If you use offline folders or Remote Mail, you must use different commands to send and receive messages.

2. If you open a message in the Outbox, or edit it and then save changes, the message is not sent. Open the message, and then click Send.

3. If you are using Cached Exchange Mode, you might have chosen to work offline and have no send/receive group settings configured to periodically connect to the Microsoft Exchange Server. If you are working offline, the status bar will display Offline. To return all accounts in the profile online, on the File menu, click Work Offline . To only reconnect the Exchange Server e-mail account, on the File menu, click Connect to Microsoft Exchange Server.

[HWKE]

Are you using a hotmail account?