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A. Diagnostic Outlook Common Problems
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1. Cannot receive emails
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1.1 Internal Email
- 1.1.1 Check if Outlook is offline, or network disconnect
- 1.1.2 Check if the mailbox is full
- 1.1.3 Check if user domain ID is locked
- 1.1.4 Check if there is any rule block or redirect email to non-inbox folder
- 1.1.5 Check if it is related to POP3 account issues
- 1.1.6 Check if it is PST file related issues
- 1.1.7 Check if the sender can reproduce the problem
- 1.1.8 Escalate to SSR for log tracking
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1.2 External Email
- 1.2.1 Check if Outlook is offline, or network disconnect
- 1.2.2 Check if the mailbox is full
- 1.2.3 Check if user domain ID is locked
- 1.2.4 Check if the sender email has been blocked by email anti spam server (size, attachment)
- 1.2.5 Check if there is any rule block or redirect email to non-inbox folder
- 1.2.6 Check if it is related to POP3 account issues
- 1.2.7 Check if the user can still receive email from other public internal email, e.g. Gmail
- 1.2.8 Check if the sender can reproduce the problem
- 1.2.9 Escalate to SSR for log tracking
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2. Cannot send emails
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2.1 Internal Email
- 2.1.1 Check if Outlook is offline, or network disconnect
- 2.1.2 Check if the mailbox is full (sender and recipients)
- 2.1.3 Check if user domain ID is locked
- 2.1.4 Check if the cached email address in Outlook is outdated
- 2.1.5 Check if the email is oversize or contains harmful attachment
- 2.1.6 Check if it is related to POP3 account issues
- 2.1.7 Escalate to SSR for log tracking
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2.2 External Email
- 2.2.1 Check if Outlook is offline, or network disconnect
- 2.2.2 Check if the mailbox is full (sender and recipients)
- 2.2.3 Check if user domain ID is locked
- 2.2.4 Check if the email is oversize or contains harmful attachment
- 2.2.5 Check if it is related to POP3 account issues
- 2.2.6 Check if the user can still send email from other public internal email, e.g. Gmail
- 2.2.7 Escalate to SSR for log tracking
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3. Slow email access issues
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3.1 All user issue
- 3.1.1 Escalate via TT, ask NSC to check if network utilization is normal
- 3.1.2 Ask NSC to check if issue related to Riverbed caching server via TT
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3.2 Single user issue
- 3.2.1 Check if Cached Exchange model is enabled
- 3.2.2 Check if it is OST file problem
- 3.2.3 Check if it is client side rules problem
- 3.2.4 Check if it is Outlook Addon problem
- 3.2.5 Check if there is any specific email download causing issue
- 3.2.6 Escalate to DSM for further escalation
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4. Cannot access Personal Folder File (PST file)
- 4.1 Check if the PST file corrupted
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5. Outlook cannot be start up
- 5.1 Check if user domain ID is locked
- 5.2 Check if the PST file corrupted
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B. Backup the current Outlook profile setting
- 1. Export Rules if any
- 2. Signature if any
- 3. Outlook Special Setting (Reg exporting) if any
- 4. Profile Backup if any
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C. Temporary Resolution
- 1. Suggest user remote connect the virtual machine temporarily
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D. Ultimate Resolution
- 1. Reinstall OS