Re: Spam Hangs Outlook Express

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From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 15:40:15 -0600

"sjduke" <sjduke@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:LIk5c.16586$1p.297228@attbi_s54
> For several weeks now, every day I get at
> least one spam that locks up Outlook Express. I have to go to
> Comcasts web page to delete the offending spam and then I can get the
> rest of my mail. Some days I'll have several spams that do this. The
> error message I get from Outlook Express is:
>
> "Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible
> causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long
> period of inactivity. Account: 'Royals email', Server: 'localhost',
> Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '+OK', Port: 38444, Secure(SSL): No,
> Error Number: 0x800CCC0F"
>
> Is this also a problem in Outlook? This has only started since I
> bought a new computer with Microsoft XP. I have used Express for a
> long time with no problems until now. I have disabled the mail scan
> from Norton which hasn't helped.

It's a problem with your anti-virus. Turn off email scanning in the
anti-virus. It provides no added protection anyway.
You may have to reset the mail server and port, the normal POP3 port is 110
and the SMTP port is 25, but check with your mail server. 

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