Re: help

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From: Ron Bogart (rip.unoTHE_at_CRAPearthlink.net)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 04:24:42 -0800

In news:ulYccP$FFHA.3664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl,
debbie <angelkisses2@mindspring.com> did some thinking and came up with
these words:
> hi everyone who has responded to my problem '' I have tried all of
> your suggestions '' and nothing is working '' I disabled my
> Norton '' and then turned it back on '' any more suggestions would
> be appreciated '' p.sw I have had this account since 97 and it has
> worked fine up until a month ago '' I have called my isp and did
> everything they told me to do'' and I have been on every error page I
> could find on the internet '' I am sooo frustrated '' I
> don't know what to do '' "Charlie Tame" <charlie@tames.net> wrote in
> message news:uefBz98FFHA.1084@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Debbie.
>>
>> First question is this a relatively new account and has it ever
>> worked properly?
>>
>> Next thing is to go tools>accounts>mail and highlight the account
>> name (you probably have only one but if not you need to do this for
>> each one) and hit the properties button.
>>
>> On the tab that says "Servers" check what is there.
>>
>> I don't know for sure but it seems that your incoming server might be
>> pop.mindspring.com and your outgoing server might be
>> mail.mindspring.com. Is this what your ISP told you to put there? If
>> any of these have changed what have they changed to?
>>
>> Do you use antivirus such as Norton? If you do it may be interfering
>> with the connection. Also some spam (Junk mail) blocking programs
>> will interfere. If you can, try it with these things turned off. If
>> you turn off Antivirus be very careful just to test it and don't
>> open anything suspicious. Turn the Antivirus back on as soon as you
>> can.
>>
>> If you can discover whether something like that is causing the
>> problem we can get more specific.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>>
>> "debbie" <angelkisses2@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23kYmUu8FFHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> i am trying to figure out how to fix this problem ''
>>> Your server has unexpectedly terminated the
>>> connection. Possible causes for this include server problems,
>>> network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account:
>>> 'pop3.mail.mindspring.com',
>>> Server: 'pop.mindspring.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110,
>>> Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F
>>> everytime i try use my outlook express '' i get this
>>> error '' i have done everything my isp told to do on the phone ''
>>> and what the error
>>> codes say to fix it '' and nothing has helped '' could some one
>>> please help me '' i am sooooooooo frustrated this has been going
>>> on for a month
>>> '' i just joined this group '' any help would be
>>> greatly appreciated''

Have you tried deleting the account fro OE and then reentering all your info
to create the account again?
Can you relate any software possibly added around the time this occurred?
Turn email scanning off in Norton - it is a waste of time and energy and
creates more problems that it could possibly fix. 

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