I’m a little disappointed with the speed of EAS with outlook.com email account

04. October 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: ,

I'm using my outlook.com email acct syncing between my iphone 5 native email app and laptop using win live mail client.

I have found that sync is quite slow with changes like read , forwards, reply etc.

Sometimes even the speed of pushed email to my phone is delayed for some time up to 5 or 10 minutes.

I really want to have an email client rather than a web based email on my laptop for many reasons.

I really like win live mail (windows 7), though it is really due for some upgrading to be up to todays standards.

Is there an updated Live Mail in the works?

I sure hope so!!

My experience with Exchange was with gmail before they dropped exchange, and I used it for years, and it was lightning fast to sync my mail, calendar etc.

I have to admit I was quite surprised that Exchange, being a Microsoft product works extremely slow with Outlook.com email (a Microsoft product) compared to Gmail, when they were using exchange.

I don't understand how this could be as you'd think your own products would work together with speed second to none. (puzzling)

If anyone has some answers , I'd sure appreciate knowing what's going on.

Thanks for your time

Dan

Custom Outlook.com domainname now sending as alias

16. September 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,
Hi, I have an Outlook.com account using my own custom domain - *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. The account is about 3-4 years old now and was formerly working using the Hotmail branding, and before then it was an Office Live account. I have been using it in Outlook.com for some time now.

However, I've just noticed that the account is now sending email as an alias on behalf of my email address.  i.e. from: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***; on behalf of; George Fradley <*** Email address is removed for privacy ***>

This is new behaviour which has started in the last few days - an email I sent at the end of last week is correct. This behaviour is exhibited using my Android mobile and using www.outlook.com web based email. I have also just noticed that an alias exists in my Outlook.com account - *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. When I try to delete it I get a message "Before you can remove this alias, choose another one to be your primary alias."

However when I use Outlook desktop to send email from this account (using Hotmail connector for Outlook), the behaviour is slightly different again. In this case the email appears to have been sent from my primary email account which is a MSExchange account unrelated to the *** Email address is removed for privacy *** email address - although it has the signature of the georgefradley.co.uk email account. The Hotmail settings are correct.

I could recreate the Hotmail Connector account in Outlook but these two issues seem to be related - since they've both  just started to happen.

Any thoughts? Is this a known change in function for custom domains in Outlook.com?

Hope this all makes sense.

Thanks,

George

Custom Outlook.com domainname now sending as alias

16. September 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com · Tags: , ,
Hi, I have an Outlook.com account using my own custom domain - *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. The account is about 3-4 years old now and was formerly working using the Hotmail branding, and before then it was an Office Live account. I have been using it in Outlook.com for some time now.

However, I've just noticed that the account is now sending email as an alias on behalf of my email address.  i.e. from: *** Email address is removed for privacy ***; on behalf of; George Fradley <*** Email address is removed for privacy ***>

This is new behaviour which has started in the last few days - an email I sent at the end of last week is correct. This behaviour is exhibited using my Android mobile and using www.outlook.com web based email. I have also just noticed that an alias exists in my Outlook.com account - *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. When I try to delete it I get a message "Before you can remove this alias, choose another one to be your primary alias."

However when I use Outlook desktop to send email from this account (using Hotmail connector for Outlook), the behaviour is slightly different again. In this case the email appears to have been sent from my primary email account which is a MSExchange account unrelated to the *** Email address is removed for privacy *** email address - although it has the signature of the georgefradley.co.uk email account. The Hotmail settings are correct.

I could recreate the Hotmail Connector account in Outlook but these two issues seem to be related - since they've both  just started to happen.

Any thoughts? Is this a known change in function for custom domains in Outlook.com?

Hope this all makes sense.

Thanks,

George

Charter.net email – cannot send email

18. February 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , ,
Upon retirement, my university email has closed.  I have been trying to change to email offered by my ISP - Charter.

I have a MacBook Pro and use Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 that uses Outlook (not Entourage).  

I cannot fully operate my @charter.net email.  I can receive email messages but I cannot send emails.

The error message: "A message in your Outbox could not be sent. The account which created the message cannot be found. # 17199"

I have followed all permutations of instructions on the Charter website and their support staff will only support the web based email site.