How Do I Cancel a Stupidly Big Email in Outlook?

[scaramanga182]

I tried to send some stuff from my home account to a work account without realising it was a 136mb attachment (schoolboy I know!) and now its stuck in my Outbox and stopping me sending any other mail.

I've tried deleting it from outlook, I've tried dragging it to a different folder but nothing works, it just stays there.

Any suggestions would be great appreciated.

Cheers.

 

[FrannoBaz]

Smash your HD

 

[fini]

Shout at it repeatedly

 

[encephalopathy]

http://jbmail.pc-tools.net/

very useful - i used it to clear 7000 odd emails out of my relatives bt account
it should allow you to delete the offending monster email off the server without having to d/l it
you will need your email pop settings to do it iirc.

hope this helps

 

[Butters]

When you open Outlook you need to cancel the send and recieve (which is why you cant delete it or move it).

If you dont have the send/receive property box shown, you should be able to see it in the bottom right hand corner.

Once you press 'Cancel' you wont have long before Outlook tries to send it again. BUt, you should have enough time to delete it from the 'Outbox'

 

[Mark M]

Close outlook. Open outlook and quickly delete the email in your outbox before it attempts to send it.

 

[Sp00n]

Disable your internet, delete email, enable internet.

 

[Felix Da Housecat]

Disable your internet, delete email, enable internet.

sounds like the best solution, all you have to do is switch off the modem or unplug the network cable

 

[eXor]

 

[Felix Da Housecat]

Shouldn't you have said something like, nuke it from orbit, or to punch it somewhere?

 

[scaramanga182]

Shouldn't you have said something like, nuke it from orbit, or to punch it somewhere?

Unfortunately when I built my PC I forgot to give it ovaries! Lesson learnt! Cheers for the suggestions I shall try them when I get home.