ImageMicrosoft Outlook is capable of logging all communication between Exchange, POP, SMTP and IMAP servers as well as Hotmail communication. Using this form of transaction logging can help you to troubleshoot Outlook issues.

Troubleshoot Outlook Issues with Transaction Logging

To log email traffic for troubleshooting in Outlook:

  • Select Tools | Options... from the menu in Outlook.
  • Go to the Other tab.
  • Click Advanced Options.
  • Make sure Enable mail logging (troubleshooting) is enabled.
  • Click OK.
  • Click OK again.
  • Exit and restart Outlook.

Now it's time to reproduce the error by attempting the failed email action

[NOTE: Don't forget to disable "Enable mail Logging" once you've created the log files] 

 

Find the Log Files

While turning transaction logging on or off is easy in Outlook, finding the log files can be a bit more involved:

  • Select Run... from the Start menu.
  • Type "%temp%" (without the quotation marks).
  • Click OK.
  • POP and SMTP:
    • Open the OPMLog.log file in the folder that opens.
  • IMAP:
    • Open the Outlook Logging folder.
    • Go to the folder named after your IMAP account.
    • Open the imap0.log, imap1.log etc. files.
  • Hotmail:
    • Open the Outlook Logging and then the Hotmail folder.
    • Open the http0.log, http1.log etc. files.

 

 
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