Good question. While teaching Outlook Express to my mom, I encountered the same quirk. Hope someone has an explanation. Sue Alberts [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: John Stevens <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 7:02 AM Subject: [OE] working online and working offline > Can anyone sched any light on the following > > Why is my oulook express showing as working online when > I am disconnected. > > I know that if you have it as working offline and you send/receive it > will prompt you you to go online but when the connection > to the internet drops the line it still shows at the bottom working online > all of the time. > I have always had it this way but I am curious why this > working online offline is necessary for outlook express. > > Comments appreciated > > John Stevens > MAM Software Ltd > [email protected] > > > > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >