Try closing OE before you leave for work and see if the Pop acct. is still
blocked.
To prevent OE to access acct, try Do not connect seeting in the drop-down
box in Options/General tab.
Michael

"brett" <account@cygen.com> wrote in message
news:1136403205.312338.205850@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I use Outlook Express to check email on my POP account. I put my
> computer in sleep before leaving for work. OE is still open when the
> computer goes into sleep. The problem is that I can't check the same
> POP email at work. I get a "Can't get lock. Mail box in use" error.
> My mail provider said this is caused if two applications try to check
> the mail box.
>
> That makes sense because I leave OE open at home and it polls the box
> every 5 minutes. However, the machine is in sleep. Can OE still poll?
>
> When I get home, none of that day's email has downloaded. Once the
> first email poll occurs after the computer wakes, the email is
> downloaded. I let OE at home and work keep email on the server for 6
> six days so I can grab it from different locations.
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
>