• Subject: RE: How to fix a send receive error if the "test account settings
  • Author: K. Orland
  • Date: 07 Sep 2008
  • References: 1 2 3
With the older versions of Outlook, while the default maximum size of the PST
is 2 GB it can become quite flakey around 1.5 or 1.6 GB. You want to either
archive older items, trim what you have, or create a second PST to transfer
emails to.
Glad to be of help.
Kathleen Orland - MVP Outlook
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
http://www.howto-outlook.com/


"dan" wrote:

> Okay, I feel pretty "stoopidd" now!
> I apologize for not being specific enough in the firts post. It is 2002,
> and once I checked the .pst size ( 1,913,728 k ) and deleted some garbage,
> all of my messages came pouring into my inbox off the server.
>
> Kathleen, many thanks!!!! I truly appreciate the kind help.
>
> kindest regards,
> Dan - deleting files ore often then every three years -
>
> "K. Orland" wrote:
>
> > You don't mention what version of Outlook you're using but my first questions
> > are what version is it and what size is your PST?
> >
> > --
> > Kathleen Orland - MVP Outlook
> > Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> > http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > "dan" wrote:
> >
> > > I just started having this issue with send receive within outlook, no issues
> > > like this before. Whenever I hit send/receive I get the following error
> > > message: task'mail.comcast.net' -sending and receiving error (0x8004060c):
> > > 'unknown error 0x8004060c. When I go through "test account settings" all
> > > goes well, I receive the email notification on the server, but nothing in
> > > outlook.
> > > I also cannot delete messages in the inbox of outlook I get the error: the
> > > messaging interface has returned an unknown error. if problem persits
> > > restart outlook. I have restarted outlook, the computer and tried detect and
> > > repair within outlook. I have also scanned for a virus and nothing has
> > > worked so far.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > kind regards,
> > > Dan
07 Sep 2008How to fix a send receive error if the "test account settings work.dan
07 Sep 2008\ RE: How to fix a send receive error if the "test account settings work.K. Orland
07 Sep 2008   \ RE: How to fix a send receive error if the "test account settings.dan
07 Sep 2008      \ RE: How to fix a send receive error if the "test account settings.K. Orland
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