Hello George, Thanks for the link. I downloaded and ran the program, It said it detected win98, fixed something and rebooted the machine. I opened OE, and to my delight it sent 4 messages in a row, but it was too early to triumph, because when I close OE and opened it again, things got back to what they were. The instruction says: >2.) UnZip WinsockFix.zip (Pay close attention to where >the file is extracted to.) So Where does it have to be extracted. Seems like it doesn't matter what folder you run winsockfix.exe from. Or does it? Best regards, Denis ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq