I have recently found that I am no longer able to download my outlook.com emails using Outlook 2007.

I have tried removing the account and re-adding it, removing and reinstalling the Outlook connector but I still get the following message:

Task '<email name>@outlook.com - Sending and Receiving' reported error (0x80040126) : 'The operation cannot be performed because the connection to the server is offline.'

Any ideas or suggestions how to resolve the problem? I AM able to access my email account using a web browser and with Microsoft mail, but I want a system that enables me to keep my emails in a file (outlook.pst) that can be backed up periodically against possible PC failure.