> With the ICF in place, the Exch server can't contact Outlook to announce new > messages. > It's a worthwhile nuisance, IMHO. I agree Jim. The XP firewall is on or off. No tweaking available. My suggestion is to turn it off and use something else like Zone Alarm that can be configured. John Tolmachoff MCSE, CSSA IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft.com