Mail through DAMO via automation stuck until user starts Outlook

We’re testing DAMO 6.5.3 with a custom application that sends mail in the background via MAPI, and our VBA test code has hit a snag: If the Outlook client is not running when the script executes, the mail from DAMO builds up in the Outbox until we start the full Outlook client.

Best guess, because DAMO uses a local .PST as its message store, the Outlook profile that supports it is an offline profile, assuming a periodic connection rather than a continuous one, so it holds outgoing messages locally a la Notes’ mail.box rather than trying to deposit them directly to the server, even if a connection to the server is available. Assuming I’m close to right on the way it works, is there a setting we might tweak on either the Notes side or the Outlook side of DAMO to skip the holding step and transfer outbound mail directly to the server?

Subject: You are correct

Mail is not sent through DAMO unless DAMO is active and has a connection to the mail server. I’m not aware of any settings that can force a send when the client is not active but can investigate. If we find any information, we will post it here.

Sarah

Subject: Thanks, Sarah! I’ll keep watching this space…