I see that my test post went through. However, when I tried to receive mail I got the error message again. If anyone else has this problem, this seems to work for me. Disable both firewall and antivirus and set it to re-enable upon reboot. Reboot and O.E. works again. (and the protection is enabled again). Got the solution from Googling the error # and there were quite a few other solutions to try as well. Sandi -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/