TF> Where/when does it hang? "Connecting to server"? well yes, connecting to host
DR> Do you happen to have a firewall installed? or an antivirus with mail DR> checking installed? or a spam checker installed? Is it possible that DR> the POP server verifies the e-mail while you download the messages? yes I have Zone Alarm and a hardware wall (I keep ZA to monitor outgoing traffic). My McAffee AV has Outlook email scanning enabled, and its 'download and email scanning' enabled. I have no spam checker, and I don't know about the POP server verifying the email while I download the messages. Should I? As I said, I haven't made any configuration changes, that I am aware of, to the bat or to ZA or my anti-virus. As I'm writing this the connection center has been connecting to host for over 10 minutes to the pop server at postmark.net (I have 4 accounts here). I have one other account through my university that never seems to hang. -- dajabo ____________________________________________ The Bat! 1.62r on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 2195 5 0 ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62r | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html