SOLVED: Working offline possible ?

Hi there,

while traveling a lot through Germany I need a possibility to work offline.

Rapidminer 5.1.006 starts up but hangs with the following message:

INFO: Cannot download news: java.net.UnknownHostException: news.rapidminer.com
(WelcomeScreen$2.run())

When I work online everything works fine. I looked up the preferences, but didn't find a way to switch into an offline modus.Is there a possibility?

Thanks for any advice

Holm