This seems like such an obvious thing for MS to include in their product, to
be able to set the order for checking mail accounts. Or to at least make
checking mail in a consistent (i.e. alphabetical) order. Has anyone heard if
MS is planning to fix this problem? I have tried changing account names,
deleteing then creating accounts in different orders, etc., but the check
mail seems to pick them in a random order. Certainly to click on each mail
account individually to check mail is not a reasonable option to have to do
every time. Thank you.

"Jim Pickering" wrote:

> Glad to help. It's the way I've been doing it for several years. Thanks
> for the feedback.
> --
> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
> Please reply to newsgroup only.
>
>
> "Sandra" <Sandra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B5884DEE-C780-49E4-8A3A-E563097CF7C2@microsoft.com...
> > Ok, I tried this; it works, and I'm glad at least I can do this manually.
> > Thanks a LOT.
> > Sandra
> >
> > "Jim Pickering" wrote:
> >
> >> For many people, it makes no difference. Some say it depends on when the
> >> account was created, while others will tell you it depends on the alpha
> >> numeric of the account, and still others will relate experience that dial
> >> up
> >> works one way, while satellite works another. In short, no one knows
> >> other
> >> than the sure fire method of clicking the pull down arrow by the
> >> Send/Recv
> >> icon and selecting the account you wish to poll (in the order you wish to
> >> poll them) and uncheck the option in Tools/Accounts - Mail tab - General
> >> to
> >> "Include this account when sending or synchronizing" so that you have
> >> complete and absolute control over when and how the accounts will be
> >> polled.
> >> Or not, it's your choice.
> >> --
> >> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
> >> Please reply to newsgroup only.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Sandra" <Sandra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:2F25D152-6C53-4872-AC2D-6BCC5A959B7D@microsoft.com...
> >> > Gosh, that sounded so logical. Unfortunately it didn't work for
> >> > me...they
> >> > dowloaded the mail in the same order. Yahoo first, personal second.
> >> > And
> >> > I
> >> > have OE6 too.
> >> > But I sure do thank you for the comment!
> >> > Sandra
> >> >
> >> > "RRR_News" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Sandra, this is what is working for me in OE6, this method has not
> >> >> work
> >> >> in all versions of OE.
> >> >>
> >> >> In OE> TOOLS> Accts> Mail Accts> Select Acct> Properties> General tab>
> >> >> Name of Acct> Apply> Repeat for each acct.
> >> >>
> >> >> You will need to change the name of your mail acct, by adding a # and
> >> >> a
> >> >> space, on the General tab for each mail acct.
> >> >>
> >> >> Such as:
> >> >>
> >> >> RichesMail
> >> >> RRR News
> >> >> reratsYahoo
> >> >>
> >> >> I change the names to this:
> >> >>
> >> >> 01 RichesMail
> >> >> 02 reratsYahoo
> >> >> 03 RRR News
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com
> >> >> Rich/rerat
> >> >>
> >> >> (RRR News) <message rule>
> >> >> <<Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Sandra" <Sandra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:1C50B1C3-80E8-4DB7-982F-52A989B948EB@microsoft.com...
> >> >>
> >> >> Oh. Pretty dumb of me.
> >> >> So there's no command to tell OE to download one account before the
> >> >> other?
> >> >> Just stopping the download each time and picking one manually to be
> >> >> downloaded?
> >> >> THX
> >> >>
> >> >> "Modem Ani" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > "Set order" refers to the search order for directory services.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Modem Ani
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Sandra" <Sandra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:C4B8294C-3588-4BFF-BC6F-5464B663F8A3@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > > I have two accounts set up in my Outlook Express: my private mail
> >> >> > > and my
> >> >> > > Yahoo Account. Both download mail just fine. HOWEVER, I would
> >> >> > > like
> >> >> > > to
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > > my private mail download first, so that I don't have to wait for
> >> >> > > 100
> >> >> > > Yahoo
> >> >> > > mails to download in order to see personal news. Although my
> >> >> > > private
> >> >> > > mail
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > > set to default, when I open up TOOLS, ACCOUNTS, the SET ORDER box
> >> >> > > is
> >> >> > grayed
> >> >> > > out and I cannot click on it.
> >> >> > > Can anyone help me??
> >> >> > > Sandra
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

I'm not aware of any plans by Microsoft to do that. I don't think they
consider the order accounts are checked to be important.

To request a new feature in a product see:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/feedback/
or e-mail MSWish@microsoft.com (use the product name as the subject)


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"bb_aes" <bb_aes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42347E71-B374-4640-9B7D-7E0D23663686@microsoft.com...
> This seems like such an obvious thing for MS to include in their
> product, to
> be able to set the order for checking mail accounts. Or to at least
> make
> checking mail in a consistent (i.e. alphabetical) order. Has anyone
> heard if
> MS is planning to fix this problem? I have tried changing account
> names,
> deleteing then creating accounts in different orders, etc., but the
> check
> mail seems to pick them in a random order. Certainly to click on each
> mail
> account individually to check mail is not a reasonable option to have
> to do
> every time. Thank you.
>
> "Jim Pickering" wrote:
>
>> Glad to help. It's the way I've been doing it for several years.
>> Thanks
>> for the feedback.
>> --
>> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
>> Please reply to newsgroup only.
>>
>>
>> "Sandra" <Sandra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B5884DEE-C780-49E4-8A3A-E563097CF7C2@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok, I tried this; it works, and I'm glad at least I can do this
>> > manually.
>> > Thanks a LOT.
>> > Sandra
>> >
>> > "Jim Pickering" wrote:
>> >
>> >> For many people, it makes no difference. Some say it depends on
>> >> when the
>> >> account was created, while others will tell you it depends on the
>> >> alpha
>> >> numeric of the account, and still others will relate experience
>> >> that dial
>> >> up
>> >> works one way, while satellite works another. In short, no one
>> >> knows
>> >> other
>> >> than the sure fire method of clicking the pull down arrow by the
>> >> Send/Recv
>> >> icon and selecting the account you wish to poll (in the order you
>> >> wish to
>> >> poll them) and uncheck the option in Tools/Accounts - Mail tab -
>> >> General
>> >> to
>> >> "Include this account when sending or synchronizing" so that you
>> >> have
>> >> complete and absolute control over when and how the accounts will
>> >> be
>> >> polled.
>> >> Or not, it's your choice.
>> >> --
>> >> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
>> >> Please reply to newsgroup only.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Sandra" <Sandra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:2F25D152-6C53-4872-AC2D-6BCC5A959B7D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Gosh, that sounded so logical. Unfortunately it didn't work for
>> >> > me...they
>> >> > dowloaded the mail in the same order. Yahoo first, personal
>> >> > second.
>> >> > And
>> >> > I
>> >> > have OE6 too.
>> >> > But I sure do thank you for the comment!
>> >> > Sandra
>> >> >
>> >> > "RRR_News" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Sandra, this is what is working for me in OE6, this method has
>> >> >> not
>> >> >> work
>> >> >> in all versions of OE.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In OE> TOOLS> Accts> Mail Accts> Select Acct> Properties>
>> >> >> General tab>
>> >> >> Name of Acct> Apply> Repeat for each acct.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You will need to change the name of your mail acct, by adding a
>> >> >> # and
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> space, on the General tab for each mail acct.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Such as:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> RichesMail
>> >> >> RRR News
>> >> >> reratsYahoo
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I change the names to this:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 01 RichesMail
>> >> >> 02 reratsYahoo
>> >> >> 03 RRR News
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Add MS to your News Reader: news://msnews.microsoft.com
>> >> >> Rich/rerat
>> >> >>
>> >> >> (RRR News) <message rule>
>> >> >> <<Previous Text Snipped to Save Bandwidth When Appropriate>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Sandra" <Sandra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:1C50B1C3-80E8-4DB7-982F-52A989B948EB@microsoft.com...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Oh. Pretty dumb of me.
>> >> >> So there's no command to tell OE to download one account before
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> other?
>> >> >> Just stopping the download each time and picking one manually
>> >> >> to be
>> >> >> downloaded?
>> >> >> THX
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Modem Ani" wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > "Set order" refers to the search order for directory
>> >> >> > services.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Modem Ani
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Sandra" <Sandra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:C4B8294C-3588-4BFF-BC6F-5464B663F8A3@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > > I have two accounts set up in my Outlook Express: my
>> >> >> > > private mail
>> >> >> > > and my
>> >> >> > > Yahoo Account. Both download mail just fine. HOWEVER, I
>> >> >> > > would
>> >> >> > > like
>> >> >> > > to
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > > my private mail download first, so that I don't have to
>> >> >> > > wait for
>> >> >> > > 100
>> >> >> > > Yahoo
>> >> >> > > mails to download in order to see personal news. Although
>> >> >> > > my
>> >> >> > > private
>> >> >> > > mail
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > > set to default, when I open up TOOLS, ACCOUNTS, the SET
>> >> >> > > ORDER box
>> >> >> > > is
>> >> >> > grayed
>> >> >> > > out and I cannot click on it.
>> >> >> > > Can anyone help me??
>> >> >> > > Sandra
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

"bb_aes" <bb_aes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42347E71-B374-4640-9B7D-7E0D23663686@microsoft.com...
> This seems like such an obvious thing for MS to include in their product,
> to
> be able to set the order for checking mail accounts. Or to at least make
> checking mail in a consistent (i.e. alphabetical) order. Has anyone heard
> if
> MS is planning to fix this problem? I have tried changing account names,
> deleteing then creating accounts in different orders, etc., but the check
> mail seems to pick them in a random order. Certainly to click on each
> mail
> account individually to check mail is not a reasonable option to have to
> do
> every time. Thank you.


Some people find that it checks in alphabetical order.
Some people find that it checks the newest account first and the oldest
account last.
Some people find that it does neither.

My machine does neither and on top of that it uses a different order
when I'm connected to the Starband satellite than when I'm connected to a
dial-up.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com

My OE6 does not send according to alphabetical sequence nor does it send
according to the order the mail accounts are created. i've tried adding
alphebetical sequences to the begining of each mail account name and I've
also tried deleting email accounts and recreating them in different orders.
The order of checking email is still random. I only use dialup, and that is
why it is important to check important personal mail before the junk mail
accounts. I just can't believe that Microsoft has not fixed this yet, after
all the versions of OE they've had out there for so many years! But thanks
for your input.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" wrote:

> "bb_aes" <bb_aes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42347E71-B374-4640-9B7D-7E0D23663686@microsoft.com...
> > This seems like such an obvious thing for MS to include in their product,
> > to
> > be able to set the order for checking mail accounts. Or to at least make
> > checking mail in a consistent (i.e. alphabetical) order. Has anyone heard
> > if
> > MS is planning to fix this problem? I have tried changing account names,
> > deleteing then creating accounts in different orders, etc., but the check
> > mail seems to pick them in a random order. Certainly to click on each
> > mail
> > account individually to check mail is not a reasonable option to have to
> > do
> > every time. Thank you.
>
>
> Some people find that it checks in alphabetical order.
> Some people find that it checks the newest account first and the oldest
> account last.
> Some people find that it does neither.
>
> My machine does neither and on top of that it uses a different order
> when I'm connected to the Starband satellite than when I'm connected to a
> dial-up.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>

Its even more complicated than that. I recently had to clear all the
messages on the server (I leave them on for several days normall), and when
I did that, the order of account checking changed.

Go figure.

steve

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:84A3AC9E-8130-40FD-964C-A72224185CBD@microsoft.com...
> "bb_aes" <bb_aes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42347E71-B374-4640-9B7D-7E0D23663686@microsoft.com...
>> This seems like such an obvious thing for MS to include in their product,
>> to
>> be able to set the order for checking mail accounts. Or to at least make
>> checking mail in a consistent (i.e. alphabetical) order. Has anyone
>> heard if
>> MS is planning to fix this problem? I have tried changing account names,
>> deleteing then creating accounts in different orders, etc., but the check
>> mail seems to pick them in a random order. Certainly to click on each
>> mail
>> account individually to check mail is not a reasonable option to have to
>> do
>> every time. Thank you.
>
>
> Some people find that it checks in alphabetical order.
> Some people find that it checks the newest account first and the oldest
> account last.
> Some people find that it does neither.
>
> My machine does neither and on top of that it uses a different order
> when I'm connected to the Starband satellite than when I'm connected to a
> dial-up.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>