Sorry, I tried it first, too, and it worked for me. Maybe the difference is that I'm on a DSL line rather than dial-up. I hope one of the real gurus on the list can help you out. Joy On Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 05:42 PM, Don Hinkle wrote: > Nice theory, Joy; but it doesn't make any difference; I still get > that message even when it KNOWS it's offline. > Stubborn? > -don > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Joy Freeman ~ from manuscript to bound book ~ Editorial, Design, and Production Services joy at pagesbyjoy.com