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Windows 11
Microsoft 365
New Outlook
Issue is with sending from outlook.com as well as email address from an internet provider. IMAP/SMTP
Emails are saved in the draft folder and sometimes are sent after a delay of 5 minutes. The email takes another 5-10 minutes to arrive at the recipient email address.
This started on Feb 25, 2024
Using New Outlook on Windows for professional communication and productivity
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I am having the exact same problem for the last month or so. Cannot figure out what to do. Did you get a resolution?
No, there's been nothing but crickets from MicroSoft. I guess its solution is just to ignore it.
Did we get an updated answer to this question? This has been happening since I did the most recent update. Sometimes I can't get the email to send until many, many tries. It's tough when I think an email has been sent only to find out that it's been sitting in my drafts.
Microsoft Outlook is getting more and more useless. You have one job - send and receive emails. And you can't even do that! Fix this please.
Hi Sola,
I am experiencing this. When I click on send the email goes to the Drafts folder.
They have sat there since last night.
None of your suggestions to correct this worked.
Please note that when I open the message in drafts there is no send option. At the bottom there is a forward option. I have tried this and the forwarded message also did not send, and appeared in my drafts folder?