Did you look at the File menu to see if it's in offline mode - also check
the Help menu, Activate Product... If you don't activate within 50 uses, you
drop to a limited use mode - generally read only access to your files. It
sounds like you are in this unactivated state.
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> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Did you activate it before going on vacation?
>
> Yes...It was working and I was able to read my hotmail account. Now I
> keep getting the same error saying that the httpmail is in offline
> mode. I tried reinstalling outlook and that didn't help. I also tried
> creating a new hotmail account. Still doesnt work.
>
> Thanks
> Pat