moeee wrote :

And I timed out on my telephone connection ... again.
Can someone please advise as to why,when I type in more than half a dozen lines I need to feed OPTUS another 20 cents?[/QUOTE]

Gday moeee.

Maybe this will help... go control panel > internet options>double click then hi light the connection you wish to alter.. then click.. settings>properties then click the options Tab .. you will se a drop down box with the title "idle time before hanging up" set that to never . press OK and that should do it..

Another very simple way to avoid the problem is to set your mail prgram to check every 5 mins or so to beat the idle that your ISP has sset at their end..

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