Have you told OE that is should dial the desired connection if needed at
Tools, Accounts, Mail, Properties, Connection?

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"Alan" wrote in message
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whenever I try to send/recieve emails, outlook express freezes up.
But, if I
connect first (on a 56k dialup) and try to use oe, I have no issues.
Help
Please?