Hi all, The following worked. Thanks, Sanjay > > In Outlook Express, Go to Tools and move down to > Acounts. In the Accounts, select your new identity and > go to Properties. When you open the Properties page, > tab through it till you come to the "Synchronise this > account when sending or receiving mail." checkbox. The > wording of the checkbox may be slightly different. > Reverse the state of the checkbox and see if that > solves your problem.