Work Offline is sufficient.
IE and OE will not be using the Internet connection will you are offline.
--
Ronald Sommer

"CWLee" wrote in message
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: The Tom Koch website mentions, as part of the compacting
: process, "Now click File| Work Offline so that no new
: messages will be arriving." I have heard that advice
: before, followed with the suggestion to disconnect from the
: Internet if one is on a dial-up connection. Is it necessary
: or desirable to disconnect before compacting, or is clicking
: "Work Offline" sufficient?
:
: Many thanks.
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: CWLee
: Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred
: cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and
: promote for performance, not preferences.
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