Re: POP3 Error 10060 - desperate

From: Jim Behning (jimbehningmvp_at_atl.mindspring.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:38:59 GMT

Repost of testing packet filters and pop connections to your isp.
Start with the first link for telnet info.

To test from server. If this test does not work you need to fix a
packet filter in ISA and Javier recommended.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;165186&Product=exch2k
or a bit of detail on that filter
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=pop+filter+isa+group:microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000&selm=mfinmvoc3oerk6l21sf5b7ts4gkm1aq7ds%404ax.com&rnum=2
or go to google.com and search in
microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000 with keyword isa pop filter
OR a Repost of a repost from Chad

Chad has mentioned a solution a few times in the past few months.
Sometimes runing the Internet Connection Wizard does not set up a
filter in ISA. A quick check I always do is to go to the command
prompt at the server and type telnet. Type set local_echo and enter.
open pop.server.com 110 enter. User mailboxname enter. Pass password.
Doing this confirms many things quickly. First it confirms that your
server has good filters to allow the server to talk to a pop server.
Second is that it allows you to confirm user names and passwords.

Hi Mark -

I'm assuming you're using ISA? Make sure you have a packet filter
defined
that allows POP3 traffic outbound. Open ISA Management and navigate
to:

Servers & Arrays
    <servername>
        Access Policy
            IP Packet Filters

Review the list of filters and see if there is a filter allowing
traffic
outbound on port 110. If so, verify that it is enabled. If you don't
have
a filter allowing outbound Pop3, you'll need to create one -

Actions | New | Filter

Mode: Allow packet transmission
Filter Type: Custom
IP Protocol: TCP
Direction: Outbound
Local Port: Dynamic
Remote Port: Fixed Port (110)

"David Elders" <david.elders@akdsystems.co.uk> wrote:

>Your POP3 connector is timing out when trying to collect the emails. ISP
>perhaps has an issue that they're being less than clear about. We're now
>getting it so frequently [and get so little support from our ISP] that we've
>finally decided to switch ISPs. If you've changed nothing at your end,
>likely the problem is with your ISP rather than anything you can control
>directly.
>
>You could always try manually logging into your ISP's POP3 server using
>Telnet to test what responses you get back from their Servers...
>
>Hope that helps,
>
>
>David
>
>
>
>
>"Harry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:f1c701c3f223$53037ae0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>> All of a suddenmy POP3 connector seems to be failing to
>> pick up emails. I get an error 10060 in event viewer for
>> each mailbox saying unable to connect to server.
>> Internet access is A OK.
>> Emails are sent (via SMTP and DSL) OK.
>> AKAIK nothing has changed.
>> The ISP is admanent nothing has changed.
>> I have tried connecting through Outlook Express without
>> success.I can use webmail to see the emails waiting on
>> the ISP.
>> I have rerun ICW and reset the POP3 passwords, but still
>> no joy.
>> I am failry sure we have no virus's.
>> Cannot understand what has gone wrong.
>> I am sure it is something to do with ISP, but cannot
>> think what, as webmail seems to work?
>> Any ideas please
>> thanks
>> Harry
>>
>

Jim B. SBS MVP
remove the mvp to send email

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