If you are being disconnected each time you send or receive an email, follow the steps below to turn off the disconnect after sending and receiving feature.

1. Open Outlook Express

2. Click on the Tools menu at the top of the window then click on Options.

3. On the Options window, click on the Connection tab at the top.  Make sure that the Hang up after sending and receiving check box is not checked.  If this box is checked, it will hang your connection up each time you send or receive an email.

4. Click OK at the bottom of the window to return to Outlook Express.