Kengwen,

You might try turning off "Send and recieve messages at startup" and make sure that "Send immediately" is turned on.

Other than that you might be stuck with OE doing a recieve pass each time it does a send.

> I am using MAPI to automate send email by using my default MAIL program MS Outlook Express.
> I wish to auto send email, i am successful to call out the outlook express but why it is not proceed the "SEND" message first ? Outlook Express is launch and proceed the "Receive" proccess first. I want it send message and then auto hangup. But now it will only receive and then hangup.
> Is there have any setting for this ? thanks