When you are connected to our mail server with Outlook Express and have a large e-mail, Outlook Express may time out and disconnect. This can be very frustrating when sending and receiving mail. The default timeout setting for Outlook Express is one minute. If you are receiving a large volume of mail,or one message with a huge attachment, you will time out after one minute.

   

   The following steps will show you how to change this setting:
 
  • Open Outlook Express.

  • Click Tools, then Accounts.
    The Internet Accounts window will appear.

  • Click on the Mail tab, then on your account.

  • Click on the Properties button.
    The mail properties window will appear.

  • Click on the Advanced tab.
    Midway down the page you will find a section labeled Server Time-outs. It will show a gray bar to the left, and will read 1 minute.

  • Click on the bar and slide it to the right.
    The timeout value can be set for up to 5 minutes.

  • Click Apply, then Okay, then close.
    Outlook Express is now set to handle a much larger volume of email now.