text: how do i stop e-mails while on vacation?  i use outlook express!?   i suggest you don't, you can set up a group for all/some your contacts and send a vacation notice to the group, saying rely might be delayed. then while you are away, go to some internet cafe to log in to a web mail to reply or get updated, then your friends are happy that they can still be in touch, and you wont miss anything important.