Large messages, such as those with attachments, can take a long time to synchronize; therefore, it's recommended that you set a size limit on the messages you download when working offline. Outlook 2000 moves messages exceeding the limit to the Large Messages folder that it creates on your server. You might want to postpone working with these messages until you can connect directly to the network instead of dialing up to connect to it.

Specify a size limit on messages you download when synchronizing folders

1. While online, click Inbox.
2. On the Tools menu, point to Synchronize, and then click Offline Folder Settings.
3. Click Download Options.
4. Under Message size limit, select the Don't download messages larger than check box, and then enter in kilobytes the maximum size of messages you want to download. (50 kilobytes is a standard limit.) Outlook notifies you when it moves a message larger than this to the Large Messages folder, and enables you to view the message if necessary.
5. If you want to receive some large messages but not others, select the appropriate check boxes under Exceptions to specify which messages you want to download. For example, you can specify that messages from a certain person, such as your manager, be downloaded to your Inbox regardless of size.