Re: dsl and email


"Liz" <lizyerks@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>>
>>>Liz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I am running windows xp sp2 and my husband has windows 2k.
>>>>Yesterday we finally! got dsl installed. We are networked and both
>>>>able to be online at the same time, but while he can download email,
>>>>all I get is an error message "an error occurred with the POP3 mail
>>>>server. Mail server pop.xxx.xxx responded:" and that is it. I have
>>>>tried everything I can possibly think of to fix this situation, but
>>>>no luck. Any of you brains have any ideas for me?
>>>
>>>
>>>What E-mail client software are you using? Have you set it up
>>>properly with the correct pop2 server name?
>>
>>
>>
>> Sorry for the typo. I mean POP3, of course.
>>
>>
> Yes, everything was working fine until the dsl was installed. I have
> checked and rechecked my settings -
> they are identical to the settings on my husband's computer. I am using
> Thunderbird 1.0, and he is using
> Netscape 7.1. But I also tried to get the email through Netscape and
> Outlook, and have the same problem.
> There is no error number.
> Liz

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