I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is scanned
by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent" before
it completes because Symantec has it.

Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large attachment it
may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal. (When
I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is very,
very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going so
slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.

I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems to make
nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is restart the
computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.

Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it finishes?

Thank you for your suggestions.

Turning off the email scanning in Symantec doesn't usually get the job done.
You need to uninstall the program, reboot, and do a custom install without
the email scanning module.

"Hickory" wrote in message
...
:I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is scanned
: by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
before
: it completes because Symantec has it.
:
: Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large attachment
it
: may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
(When
: I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is
very,
: very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going so
: slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.
:
: I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems to
make
: nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is restart
the
: computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.
:
: Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it finishes?
:
: Thank you for your suggestions.
:

Turning off the email scanning in Symantec doesn't usually get the job done.
You need to uninstall the program, reboot, and do a custom install without
the email scanning module.

"Hickory" wrote in message
...
:I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is scanned
: by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
before
: it completes because Symantec has it.
:
: Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large attachment
it
: may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
(When
: I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is
very,
: very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going so
: slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.
:
: I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems to
make
: nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is restart
the
: computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.
:
: Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it finishes?
:
: Thank you for your suggestions.
:

Thanks Tom. But, I really don't think it is email scanning for several
reasons. I have totally disabled Norton including not having it in Startup,
and the same problem occurs. Also, note that I said the proble is completely
random -- I have a 1mb file that I use as a test for emailing to myself. If
it was scanning, the problem should occur with some consistency.
Furthermore, even Symantec will not slow down sending by a factor of 10 or
more. That 1mb file is sometimes sent in just several seconds and at other
times many minutes. According to Task Manager, the % utilization rate is
EITHER about 0.03% OR about 0.45%.

I appreciate the suggestion. But, I have been trying to resolve this for
over a year including testing with the ISP tech support and with a local PC
guru.

My question is simply, is there a way to kill a Send transmission without
having to restart the computer.

"Tom Willett" wrote:

Turning off the email scanning in Symantec doesn't usually get the job done.
You need to uninstall the program, reboot, and do a custom install without
the email scanning module.

"Hickory" wrote in message
...
:I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is scanned
: by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
before
: it completes because Symantec has it.
:
: Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large attachment
it
: may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
(When
: I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is
very,
: very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going so
: slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.
:
: I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems to
make
: nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is restart
the
: computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.
:
: Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it finishes?
:
: Thank you for your suggestions.
:


.

Thanks Tom. But, I really don't think it is email scanning for several
reasons. I have totally disabled Norton including not having it in Startup,
and the same problem occurs. Also, note that I said the proble is completely
random -- I have a 1mb file that I use as a test for emailing to myself. If
it was scanning, the problem should occur with some consistency.
Furthermore, even Symantec will not slow down sending by a factor of 10 or
more. That 1mb file is sometimes sent in just several seconds and at other
times many minutes. According to Task Manager, the % utilization rate is
EITHER about 0.03% OR about 0.45%.

I appreciate the suggestion. But, I have been trying to resolve this for
over a year including testing with the ISP tech support and with a local PC
guru.

My question is simply, is there a way to kill a Send transmission without
having to restart the computer.

"Tom Willett" wrote:

Turning off the email scanning in Symantec doesn't usually get the job done.
You need to uninstall the program, reboot, and do a custom install without
the email scanning module.

"Hickory" wrote in message
...
:I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is scanned
: by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
before
: it completes because Symantec has it.
:
: Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large attachment
it
: may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
(When
: I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is
very,
: very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going so
: slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.
:
: I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems to
make
: nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is restart
the
: computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.
:
: Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it finishes?
:
: Thank you for your suggestions.
:


.

I don't know of any way to stop the send other than the radical way you are
doing it, unless clicking Work Offline stops it. How large is the
attachment? Add about 35% to that for encoding.

IMHO, I would not only do what Tom suggested regarding e-mail scanning, but
would remove Norton all together. It is a huge resource hog, (McAfee is
close behind), and get a better "Free" AV program like Avast, or even
Microsoft Security Essentials which I have been running on two machines for
a couple of months now with no issue. I would /never/ have anything made by
Symantec on a machine of mine.

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

Symantec uninstaller may not finish the job:
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080207#story1

Microsoft Security Essentials:
http://www.microsoft.com/security_es...s/default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Hickory" wrote in message
...
Thanks Tom. But, I really don't think it is email scanning for several
reasons. I have totally disabled Norton including not having it in
Startup,
and the same problem occurs. Also, note that I said the proble is
completely
random -- I have a 1mb file that I use as a test for emailing to myself.
If
it was scanning, the problem should occur with some consistency.
Furthermore, even Symantec will not slow down sending by a factor of 10 or
more. That 1mb file is sometimes sent in just several seconds and at
other
times many minutes. According to Task Manager, the % utilization rate is
EITHER about 0.03% OR about 0.45%.

I appreciate the suggestion. But, I have been trying to resolve this for
over a year including testing with the ISP tech support and with a local
PC
guru.

My question is simply, is there a way to kill a Send transmission without
having to restart the computer.

"Tom Willett" wrote:

Turning off the email scanning in Symantec doesn't usually get the job
done.
You need to uninstall the program, reboot, and do a custom install
without
the email scanning module.

"Hickory" wrote in message
...
:I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is
scanned
: by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
before
: it completes because Symantec has it.
:
: Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large
attachment
it
: may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
(When
: I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is
very,
: very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going
so
: slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.
:
: I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems to
make
: nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is restart
the
: computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.
:
: Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it
finishes?
:
: Thank you for your suggestions.
:


.

I don't know of any way to stop the send other than the radical way you are
doing it, unless clicking Work Offline stops it. How large is the
attachment? Add about 35% to that for encoding.

IMHO, I would not only do what Tom suggested regarding e-mail scanning, but
would remove Norton all together. It is a huge resource hog, (McAfee is
close behind), and get a better "Free" AV program like Avast, or even
Microsoft Security Essentials which I have been running on two machines for
a couple of months now with no issue. I would /never/ have anything made by
Symantec on a machine of mine.

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

Symantec uninstaller may not finish the job:
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080207#story1

Microsoft Security Essentials:
http://www.microsoft.com/security_es...s/default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Hickory" wrote in message
...
Thanks Tom. But, I really don't think it is email scanning for several
reasons. I have totally disabled Norton including not having it in
Startup,
and the same problem occurs. Also, note that I said the proble is
completely
random -- I have a 1mb file that I use as a test for emailing to myself.
If
it was scanning, the problem should occur with some consistency.
Furthermore, even Symantec will not slow down sending by a factor of 10 or
more. That 1mb file is sometimes sent in just several seconds and at
other
times many minutes. According to Task Manager, the % utilization rate is
EITHER about 0.03% OR about 0.45%.

I appreciate the suggestion. But, I have been trying to resolve this for
over a year including testing with the ISP tech support and with a local
PC
guru.

My question is simply, is there a way to kill a Send transmission without
having to restart the computer.

"Tom Willett" wrote:

Turning off the email scanning in Symantec doesn't usually get the job
done.
You need to uninstall the program, reboot, and do a custom install
without
the email scanning module.

"Hickory" wrote in message
...
:I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is
scanned
: by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
before
: it completes because Symantec has it.
:
: Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large
attachment
it
: may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
(When
: I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is
very,
: very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going
so
: slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.
:
: I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems to
make
: nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is restart
the
: computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.
:
: Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it
finishes?
:
: Thank you for your suggestions.
:


.

Totally disabling Norton still won't do it. It's already done its "damage".
If you choose not to do what I recommended, then you'll simply be ignoring
one important step in your trouble shooting.

Good luck.

"Hickory" wrote in message
...
: Thanks Tom. But, I really don't think it is email scanning for several
: reasons. I have totally disabled Norton including not having it in
Startup,
: and the same problem occurs. Also, note that I said the proble is
completely
: random -- I have a 1mb file that I use as a test for emailing to myself.
If
: it was scanning, the problem should occur with some consistency.
: Furthermore, even Symantec will not slow down sending by a factor of 10 or
: more. That 1mb file is sometimes sent in just several seconds and at
other
: times many minutes. According to Task Manager, the % utilization rate is
: EITHER about 0.03% OR about 0.45%.
:
: I appreciate the suggestion. But, I have been trying to resolve this for
: over a year including testing with the ISP tech support and with a local
PC
: guru.
:
: My question is simply, is there a way to kill a Send transmission without
: having to restart the computer.
:
: "Tom Willett" wrote:
:
: Turning off the email scanning in Symantec doesn't usually get the job
done.
: You need to uninstall the program, reboot, and do a custom install
without
: the email scanning module.
:
: "Hickory" wrote in message
: ...
: :I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is
scanned
: : by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
: before
: : it completes because Symantec has it.
: :
: : Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large
attachment
: it
: : may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
: (When
: : I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is
: very,
: : very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going
so
: : slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.
: :
: : I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems
to
: make
: : nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is
restart
: the
: : computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.
: :
: : Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it
finishes?
: :
: : Thank you for your suggestions.
: :
:
:
: .
:

Totally disabling Norton still won't do it. It's already done its "damage".
If you choose not to do what I recommended, then you'll simply be ignoring
one important step in your trouble shooting.

Good luck.

"Hickory" wrote in message
...
: Thanks Tom. But, I really don't think it is email scanning for several
: reasons. I have totally disabled Norton including not having it in
Startup,
: and the same problem occurs. Also, note that I said the proble is
completely
: random -- I have a 1mb file that I use as a test for emailing to myself.
If
: it was scanning, the problem should occur with some consistency.
: Furthermore, even Symantec will not slow down sending by a factor of 10 or
: more. That 1mb file is sometimes sent in just several seconds and at
other
: times many minutes. According to Task Manager, the % utilization rate is
: EITHER about 0.03% OR about 0.45%.
:
: I appreciate the suggestion. But, I have been trying to resolve this for
: over a year including testing with the ISP tech support and with a local
PC
: guru.
:
: My question is simply, is there a way to kill a Send transmission without
: having to restart the computer.
:
: "Tom Willett" wrote:
:
: Turning off the email scanning in Symantec doesn't usually get the job
done.
: You need to uninstall the program, reboot, and do a custom install
without
: the email scanning module.
:
: "Hickory" wrote in message
: ...
: :I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is
scanned
: : by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
: before
: : it completes because Symantec has it.
: :
: : Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large
attachment
: it
: : may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
: (When
: : I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization is
: very,
: : very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it going
so
: : slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.
: :
: : I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems
to
: make
: : nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is
restart
: the
: : computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.
: :
: : Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it
finishes?
: :
: : Thank you for your suggestions.
: :
:
:
: .
:

Asked/Answered (in principle) in IE6 Browser on 10 Dec-09.

Hickory wrote:
I am using Outlook Express under XP. I am on a 768kb DSL. Mail is
scanned
by Symantec. I understand that mail, when sent, is marked as "sent"
before
it completes because Symantec has it.

Due to erratic problems with transmission, when I send a large attachment
it
may take much, much time -- up to 10 times or more slower than normal.
(When I look at Task Manager/Networking, I can see that xmit utilization
is
very, very slow.) The problem occurs very randomly, so when I see it
going
so slow, I want to kill the transmission and try again later.

I have turned off Symnatec's email scanning as a test and that seems to
make
nearly no difference. The only thing I have been able to do is restart
the
computer which seems like a really dumb way to do this.

Is there a way to kill a message after I send it but before it finishes?

Thank you for your suggestions.