Outlook loads very slowly...could it be the spam?

[MoneyGuy]

I've been getting about a hundred spam messages a day lately. The other day after being away from the office for a few days I went to open Outlook. It loaded verrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyy slowly and took nearly an hour before it was usable. There were nearly 400 items (mostly spam) and I could see each message being loaded individually and, as I said, slowly. I thought that even this many messages wouldn't cause Outlook to load this slowly. Today I experimented and closed Outlook and with all of my emails already downloaded, Outlook loaded fast (in less than a minute or so).

Could all the emails be causing Outlook to load this slowly? Is there any solution other than letting it work for an hour to be usable?

[Nancy]

I'm also getting massive quantities of Spam. I'm thinking of finding a hosting service that provides better spam filtering services.

[ricosuave]

which outlook? if 2007, try this:
http://thetechieguy.wordpress.com/20...ill-be-faster/