YOU didn't say it, Chris said it.  There is no such think as Outlook XP.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:48 PM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for Send/Recieve on
OXP


I didn't want to confuse/bore people with a long story of what I was
trying to accomplish just find out if there was a switch for the F9 key.
I appreciate that you may need more information in most cases but I
didn't think it was necessary for this question.  

The reason why we don't want them to come home and just hit F9 is
because the company didn't want to purchase more lines for them to dial
in on.  Everyone comes home and dials then the lines will get full quite
quickly, where if I could create a scheduled task, then a) users
wouldn't have to do anything and b) we could offsite the times to keep
the usage down.  

When did I say there was no such thing as Outlook XP?


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:31 PM
To: Exchange Discussions

You failed to provide sufficient detail in the question so that those
trying to provide assistance could do so. Sprinkled throughout a half
dozen posts were an ever changing set of requirements and hints as to
the actual design goal. Below you've managed to summarize them into what
almost resembles a proper technical question.[1] 

I know a boatload about configuring and using Outlook offline... Enough
to fill several chapters of a book. Did you want me to type up
everything I knew in the hops that some portion thereof was relevant to
a question you'd not sufficiently defined. I also know more than a thing
or two about Outlook command line switches (both the documented and
undocumented ones) and if there was one which was relevant to the
finally properly phrased technical question you've asked I'd post it.
But there isn't.

The Q article I referenced appears to answer your question to the point
where all a user would have to do when they are done for the day is
press F9. Are you saying that having the user press F9 when they are
done for the day is too technical of a task? If that's the case, then I
agree with some earlier posters that a press keys app of some kind would
likely be appropriate.

[1] We'll ignore a few minor items like there's no such thing as Outlook
XP.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gonzalez, Alex [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:07 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> 
> Your being a total jerk about this question.  I don't see
> what isn't technical about this question.  It wasn't a 
> question of what our people do, its how to automate our 
> systems so they don't have to do as much manual work and bill 
> for it. Daniel Chenault hit the nail on the head.
> It is creating a technical solution for a non technical 
> problem.  Isn't that what technology does?  I apologize if I 
> didn't give enough detail.
> These users are all on dialup and receive large emails with 
> large attachments (pictures mainly) all day.  When they go to 
> synchronize their inbox it can take up to 2 hours for all the 
> mail to download.  The company doesn't want them billing for 
> the time it takes to sit in front of their laptops waiting 
> for it to download.  They would rather schedule it at night 
> and just have the rep read it while they are in the field the 
> next day.  As far as the question goes here is a refresher:
> 
> Does anyone know of a command switch for Outlook.exe in
> Outlook XP that I could create a scheduled task that would 
> open Outlook and perform a Send/Receive and then close 
> Outlook?  Or is there any third party software that would do 
> this.  Remember this is Outlook XP and the security is different.
> 
> All you had to do was post back if you knew something.  You
> don't have to be rude about it.  Whether the user is awake or 
> asleep is irrelevant all I needed to know is if you knew of 
> anything.  Maybe you don't know what a command switch is?  I 
> don't know.  All I am looking for is something like "Outlook 
> /sendreceive" (obviously that isn't it or I wouldn't be 
> posting this), so that I could put the switch in the 
> scheduled task to run Outlook.exe, setup Outlook to dial if 
> there is no connection, run a send/receive, and be done with 
> it.  Or if there was a
> third party app that would do this for me.   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:51 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> 
> Well, 287677 might work as well depending on what the actual
> problem to be solved is, but apparently this isn't the week 
> for properly phrased technical questions. 
>   
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 11:45 AM
> > To: Exchange Discussions
> > 
> > If I had that, I would have noticed that he wants a scheduled
> > execution of the F5 key, and would have kept my mouth shut.
> > Or perhaps suggested using the sendkeys thingy off the resource kit 
> > (win2000 i think).
> > 
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q259103
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At:
> > Monday, November 25, 2002 11:34 AM Posted To: MSExchange 
> Mailing List
> > Conversation: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> > Subject: Re: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> > 
> > 
> > I did, however, ask Santa for the thingy that will read
> email to me in
> > my sleep.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Meunier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Exchange Discussions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:31 PM
> > Subject: RE: Command Switch or 3rd Party software for
> Send/Recieve on
> > OXP
> > 
> > 
> > I think once the guy post the actual problem he's trying to solve,
> > rather than his non-solution to it, it will become clear 
> that either
> > BLAT or MAPISEND will solve the problem.
> > But who knows, since he won't give any details.
> > 
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