Outlook 2010 is terrible at

[mattx]

IMAP - it's supposed to be improved but on setting it up at work and home on my virginmedia [ old Blueyonder account ] - it constanltly hangs on synchronizing folders - I am not sure if this is a problem at Virginmedia's end or Google as they have moved over to GoogleMail. I never had this problem with IMAP on Outlook 2007 so to me it's certainly something within this new version.

Yet another up-grade in which MS has broken something that was actually working !!

[AngryTechnician]

Curious, haven't had any problem with mine... IMAP server implementations do differ, however, so it may be something specific to the server software yours uses.

[mattx]

Curious, haven't had any problem with mine... IMAP server implementations do differ, however, so it may be something specific to the server software yours uses.

 

It's certainly a MS problem - on my old Office 2007 PC it works fine - [ at home ] and did from work using Outlook 2007. On installing Office 2010 at home - it hangs, [ same settings, nothing has changed ] and after installing it on my work PC, the same.

So there is something within Outlook 2010 that's causing this problem.

[mattx]

FYI

 

- IMAP server closed the connection, Error Code: 0x800CCCDD

 

Plenty of google hits on this which I think is the main cause of the problem I'm having.

[mattx]

I installed Thuderbird this evening - set that up and didn't get the problem - it's to do with NOOP command from outlook which you can't control or configure yourself - but there may be something that can be done the ISP end on the mail servers [ as it that is going to happen !! ]

So It seems I may dump Outlook 2010 and go with Thunderbird and Lightening for a while as I can't keep having Outlook hang on me like it is. And yes I know you can change the timeout and even stop it running the sync but even clicking 'send/recieve' sometimes causes the problem.

[mattx]

Will try and exclude the my IMAP account from the automatic send/receive option as it's not required [ its a live connection ] for IMAP in the morning. Will report back on what happens.....

[Dos_Box]

I'm having that issue too with Outlook 2010 using IMAP and our EduGeek Googlemail hosting. Outlook 2010 hangs, stutters or just runs dog slow. Not impressed if I have to go back to POP3 for a bit.

[mattx]

I'm having that issue too with Outlook 2010 using IMAP and our EduGeek Googlemail hosting. Outlook 2010 hangs, stutters or just runs dog slow. Not impressed if I have to go back to POP3 for a bit.

 

Looks like we will all be using Thunderbird soon !!

[mattx]

This morning I turned off the automatic send/receive option settings within Outlook 2010 on my work PC [ default was set to every 10 mins ] & so far - [ an hour into the day ] it's running a great deal better. But knowing my luck I have now gone and put the kiss of death on it. E-mail is arriving and sending ok so fingers crossed.

[Dos_Box]

Thanks for the info. Will do that when I get back in work tomorrow.

[danrhodes]

Given the title of this post "Outlook 2010 is terrible at"........Sending a Receiving E-Mail?!

 

I have it installed at home to test and I've had alot of problem connecting my various email accounts.