thx for your reply
I use Juno to dial up. it's a standard connection to internet - nothing special, no vpn etc
i used to be able to connect to my exchange server with my old 95 pc using ol97
by specifying the usual info - user mailbox, password
just as if i were on my lan at the office.
I have read that some isp's began to block port 135 after the blaster worm
i am wondering if this is so with juno.
any other ideas?