What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving, and
causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes
and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your up-to-date A/V
program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

I'll have access to the offending machine again
tomorrow and I suspect that it is indeed an A/V
problem. I seem to recall that the machine has
Norton A/V installed. And, since I don't use
that product it didn't occur to me that it might
be causing problems. I use AVG without the
e-mail scanning installed, so my mind just
didn't think about A/V as a cause.

I'll post back after I've had a chance to check
it out.

And no, the e-mail never makes it to the Sent
Items nor does it appear in the Outbox.

Thanks Bruce,
Bill



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

Bruce,
The problem went away as soon as I disabled the
e-mail scanning in Norton.
Thanks,
Bill


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

You're welcome. If it were me, if not sooner, at least when the subscription
is up, I would get rid of Norton completely and replace it with Avast,
(Freeware).
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
Bruce,
The problem went away as soon as I disabled the
e-mail scanning in Norton.
Thanks,
Bill


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

I'll pass that on to the owner of the "Norton" machine. I don't have
any first-hand experience with Avast. Is that somewhat like what
AVG had with its Freeware a couple of years back?

Bill
Cc: Curt

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
You're welcome. If it were me, if not sooner, at least when the
subscription is up, I would get rid of Norton completely and replace it
with Avast, (Freeware).
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
Bruce,
The problem went away as soon as I disabled the
e-mail scanning in Norton.
Thanks,
Bill


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

Much the same as AVG. I had AVG and switched to Avast. I felt it was a
better supported program, but have been told that AVG is doing better now.
Take a look.

Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html

Choose Custom Installation and under Resident Protection, uncheck: Internet
Mail and Outlook/Exchange. (E-mail scanning).
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA





"Bill" wrote in message
...
I'll pass that on to the owner of the "Norton" machine. I don't have
any first-hand experience with Avast. Is that somewhat like what
AVG had with its Freeware a couple of years back?

Bill
Cc: Curt

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
You're welcome. If it were me, if not sooner, at least when the
subscription is up, I would get rid of Norton completely and replace it
with Avast, (Freeware).
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
Bruce,
The problem went away as soon as I disabled the
e-mail scanning in Norton.
Thanks,
Bill


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
What exactly happens when you try?

Does it leave the Outbox?

Does it arrive in Sent Items?

Is e-mail scanning enabled?

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and
receiving, and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs,
account setting changes and has even been responsible for lose of
messages. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you
sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

are you exceeding the file size set by your isp.








"Bill" wrote in message ...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill

"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill


Most likely: an anti-virus scanning email.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email

Would this also prevent attachments from being opened. Can't open
attachments, get error message,"Not a valid 32 application" TIA
"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in message
news
"Bill" wrote in message
...
What would cause OE 6 to suddenly fail to
send e-mails with attachments. It can send
and receive e-mails without any attachments,
but won't send an e-mail with any files
attached. No errors or anything else is
reported.

I don't see anything on the Security tab for
outgoing restrictions or conditions.

Bill


Most likely: an anti-virus scanning email.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not reply with email