> The  DNS  servers are configured statically, but they are a property
> of  the  connection.  I  don't have a LAN, so once I'm disconnected,
> there are no DNS settings.

Aha!  Precisely what I was wondering. No DNS at all = no "unreachable"
transient errors = all errors are permanent.

> I guess that IMail will work over dial-up from a server on a LAN but won't
> work over dial-up from a standalone server (because in the absence of any
> network connection, there are no DNS settings.)

Exactly.

> Unless it's possible to configure DNS servers as a system-wide rather than
> connection-specific property?

It  is.  You  can  install  the MS Loopback adapter to accomplish this
without a physical network connection.

-Sandy


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