OLEXP: Error Message When Choosing to Work Offline (233079)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q233079
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SYMPTOMS

When you start Outlook Express and choose to work offline in the Connection dialog box, you may receive the following error message:
An error occurred while establishing the Dial-Up Network connection

RESOLUTION

Even though you may receive this error message (and possibly additional error messages indicating that you cannot send or receive e-mail), you can ignore the error message(s) and continue to use Outlook Express in Offline mode.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/29/2004
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB233079
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