Kate schrieb am Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:20:19 -0000:

Briefly, I get the message that no connection to the internet is*
available, but when I click "Retry", I get connected - hence my*
ability to post.

Can you repro this *without* IE being open? e.g. Open IE7, make sure it is
not in "work offline" mode, close it. Don't use it for some hours now. But
use OE during that time. Does it still happen? How often does it happen?
When (which actions) does it happen exactly? I remember you talked about
anti-virus software. Did you already uninstall it?
From your header I see that you are posting directly to msnews. msnews is
slow and not reliable. Does your problem happen only with msnews?

Kai
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