Re: POP3 trouble in Exchange with roaming profile

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 10/09/04

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    David Frohmader wrote:
    > Don't know delivery location. Seems buried too deep. Where do I look?

    What version of Outlook?

    > This could be the problem. This notebook could have been setup to use
    > local rather than Exchange address book. However, the settings should
    > have come along with the profile that was setup on the computer where
    > it worked correctly.
    >
    > Error msg:
    > Task 'ATG - Sending and Receiving' reported error (0x80042108):
    > 'Outlook is unable to connect to your incoming (POP3) e-mail server.
    > If you continue to receive this message, contact your server
    > adminstrator.

    Can you telnet to the server on port 110?
    >
    > Why POP mail. Two users get email both at home and at work. Also, we
    > are downloading at the desktop rather than at the server (as I
    > recall). Yeah, I should setup to use the MX record, but just the
    > tyranny of the urgent you know. :-)

    The urgent thing is to fix your e-mail setup so it isn't decentralized like
    this, if you ask me. I'd ditch POP entirely. Have remote users use OWA, VPN.
    >
    > Thanks, David
    >
    >> David F wrote:
    >>> We have a user that was just switched from a local to a roaming
    >>> profile (Win2K box & notebook) using 'copy to'. Still using POP3 to
    >>> download email from our ISP for misc reasons.
    >>>
    >>> The user can get email just fine on the original desktop box, but
    >>> the notebook can't get the pop3 email. It gives an error message
    >>> about not connecting. What might be some reasons. (The roaming
    >>> profile is working correctly so far.) Thanks, David
    >>
    >> Where's the delivery location? Mailbox or PST file?
    >> What's the exact text of the error message you get?
    >> What are the "misc reasons" you're using clients to download POP
    >> mail rather than having the Exchange server handle it all? :-)

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