William,

Sorry but you just can't have it both ways.  And it doesn't matter what
email program you use.  If it is HTML, it will connect to the 'net.

HTML email only sends the basic text message and not all the graphics --
they are left at the originators server.  So when your email program
attempts to display the message, it MUST connect to the 'net in order to
download all those cute advertisements and what-nots that are embedded in
the message.

My best suggestion to you, is to request a plain text version of the
newsletter.  Your newsletter will download much faster and you will be
helping to conserve precious resources because all those "cutesy" animated
advertisements won't be flying around wasting bandwidth.

Jim Meagher
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http://www.ezy.net/~microsol     International Webmasters Association
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-----Original Message-----
From: WilliamJ. Patton, Jr. <[log in to unmask]>


>From: William Patton
>Subject: Auto connecting just by viewing HTML email
>
>when I am off line and try to read
>the saved emails or even just accidently highlight one in reviewing my
mail,
>DUN immediately trys to dial out.  Most aggravating.  I have Win98.  I
like
>Auto Launch of my browser (IE5.0) when I am ready to go on line, but do
not
>like it to dial when I am just looking at email.  (ONly happens with this
>HTML newsletter).. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you,
>William Patton.  [log in to unmask]

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