"Send and Receive Now" Feature in Full-Time and Router Scenarios (218108)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0
  • Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5
This article was previously published under Q218108
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

BackOffice Small Business Server (SBS) provides the Send and Receive Now feature, which forces e-mail transmission to happen immediately. This overrides the default configuration settings for Dial-up Connections. These configuration settings are used with periodic dialing in the properties of Internet Mail Service. To force immediate e-mail transmission, in SBS Console, click the Tasks tab, click Manage Electronic Mail, and then click Send and Receive Now.

In a full-time or router scenario, the Send and Receive Now feature does nothing but cycle the Internet Mail Service, which is unnecessary for this configuration because it does not use a dial-up connection.

In a modem scenario, the Send and Receive Now feature cycles the Internet Mail Service, forces the server to dial-up to your Internet Service Provider, transfers e-mail from the outbound queue, and retrieves any e-mail queued for delivery.

MORE INFORMATION

In a full-time or router scenario, use Registry Editor to manually disable this feature:

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
  2. Locate the MS_IMS value under the following key in the registry: 
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Small Business\Internet\
  3. Change the value of the Mail_Retrieval_Method key to None.
  4. Quit Registry Editor.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/3/2003
Keywords:kbinfo kbnofix KB218108
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