Linda, That is unchecked...what concerns me is that it is connecting automatically while I'm away from the computer. I checked under internet options also... Thanks, Lynda *********************************************************************** Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 14:57:24 -0400 From: "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [mso] Re: Prevent Outlook from checking mail automatically There's also a box that says "Send immediately when connected"...make sure that one is unchecked too *************************************************************************** How do I keep Outlook from going online and checking for mail automatically? I've unchecked the option "Check mail every ____ minutes and searched through the other options...I'm missing something! Thanks. Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/ms-tnef -- File: winmail.dat ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************