I've also seen it happen when Exchange is not at the same site as the users. If it's on a different router, then it can be how the UDP packets are being handled.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.b...@gmail.com> To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" <exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:08 PM Subject: Re: "OUTLOOK IS RETREIVING DATA" MESSAGE This also happens if there are big searches in a very large mailbox - disk queue starts pegging, among other things. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:02, Sherry Abercrombie <saber...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have that happen all the time to me. No not in cached mode. Usually > happens when I try to open the calendars (I connect to 3 other calendars > besides mine.). Network throughput..... > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Steve Ens <stevey...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Murray >> Are the users in cached mode? >> >> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Murray Freeman <mfree...@alanet.org> >> wrote: >>> >>> First, we're running Exchange Server 2K3 on Windows Server 2K3 and using >>> Outlook 2K3 as the client. Several of my users are getting the "Outlook is >>> retreiving data" message along with slowness and occassionally a white >>> screen. Any ideas as to the cause? It hasn't happened to me, but it has >>> happened to another administrator. The rest of our users are restricted >>> users. >>> >>> >>> Murray Freeman >>> >>> IT Manager >>> >>> >>> >>> Association of Legal Administrators >>> >>> 75 Tri-State International >>> >>> Suite 222 >>> >>> Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4435 >>> >>> 847.267.1252 TEL >>> >>> 847.267.1329 FAX >>> >>> 847.267.1367 DIRECT >>> >>> mfree...@alanet.org >>> >>> www.alanet.org >>> >>> >>> >>> Your connection >>> >>> to knowledge, resources and networking >>> >>> > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke >