Are emails lost if Outlook 2007 is closed during send/receive?

Are emails lost if Outlook 2007 is accidentally closed or shut down during
the send/receive process? Does it matter if the system freezes or if one
accidentally closes Outlook during the send/receive?

Where can one find information about how send/receive works (e.g. how the
servers interact and such)?

Thanks!

DL
Fri Mar 28 10:22:00 PDT 2008

If mail is actually being sent or received then the data file will likely be
damaged
Accidently requires 2 clicks if mail is in the outbox

"C de Lorm" <C de Lorm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A60B5358-C197-4262-81BC-54B66D117127@microsoft.com...
> Are emails lost if Outlook 2007 is accidentally closed or shut down during
> the send/receive process? Does it matter if the system freezes or if one
> accidentally closes Outlook during the send/receive?
>
> Where can one find information about how send/receive works (e.g. how the
> servers interact and such)?
>
> Thanks!

Brian
Fri Mar 28 10:43:27 PDT 2008

C de Lorm <C de Lorm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Are emails lost if Outlook 2007 is accidentally closed or shut down
> during the send/receive process?

Lost from where, Outlook or the server?

> Does it matter if the system freezes
> or if one accidentally closes Outlook during the send/receive?

Probably not.

> Where can one find information about how send/receive works (e.g. how
> the servers interact and such)?

Depends on the account type.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

CdeLorm
Fri Mar 28 12:10:10 PDT 2008

Thanks Brian. See Below.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> C de Lorm <C de Lorm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Are emails lost if Outlook 2007 is accidentally closed or shut down
> > during the send/receive process?
>
> Lost from where, Outlook or the server? (cde - lost from either. If Outlook 2007 is accidentally shut down during a send/receive, will the messages be saved in the server and then delivered the next time Outlook is opened? In other words, are the emails in process of being received lost or do they stay on their original server until Outlook acknowledges full receipt and delivery?)
>
> > Does it matter if the system freezes
> > or if one accidentally closes Outlook during the send/receive?
>
> Probably not.
>
> > Where can one find information about how send/receive works (e.g. how
> > the servers interact and such)?
>
> Depends on the account type. (cde - what more information can I provide to help direct me to the information? I have Outlook 2007 and emails coming from either yahoo or from a private server.)
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>

Brian
Sun Mar 30 19:04:54 PDT 2008

C de Lorm <CdeLorm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> lost from either. If
> Outlook 2007 is accidentally shut down during a send/receive, will
> the messages be saved in the server and then delivered the next time
> Outlook is opened? In other words, are the emails in process of
> being received lost or do they stay on their original server until
> Outlook acknowledges full receipt and delivery?

If Outlook terminates unexpectedly during download, the messages should
remain on the server and all should be downloaded again the next time.

> what more information can I
> provide to help direct me to the information? I have Outlook 2007
> and emails coming from either yahoo or from a private server.

I wanted to know if your accounts were POP, Exchange, IMAP. With mention of
Yahoo, I'd say POP. There are plenty of sites on the Internet that can tell
you how POP and SMTP mail work and what heppens between the client and
server.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]