Can computer check email in sleep?

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

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