Re: incoming server 127.0.0.11

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:20:58 -0700

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>>-----Original Message-----
>>"tonyv" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message
>>news:5a9e01c42d61$dbb9c8c0$a301280a@phx.gbl
>>> I think I have found an answer to the pop3 incoming
>>> server always changing to 127.0.0.11 that has been
>>> upsetting many. I heard of the 3rd party antivirus
>email
>>> scanning program to be the blame. Maybe true, BUT in
my
>>> case it was my 3rd party spam killer program causing
>>> this. It is just the way it works. I'm using McAfee
>>> Spamkiller 5.
>>> McAfee Spamkiller users, goto,
>>>
>>> http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq.asp?
>>> framed=1&docid=277953&CategoryId=61313&chat=
>>>
>>> Hope this helps someone. :)
>>> T.
>>
>>Does it change to 127.0.0.11 or 127.0.0.1?
>>It's your anti-virus doing that. Turn off email
>scanning in your
>>anti-virus. It provides no added protection.
>>Email scanning slows down Sending and Receiving,
>sometimes enough that OE
>>times out. Since some of the received messages have
>large (often virus)
>>attachments, which exasperates the problem.
>>Some Comcast users have found it necessary to totally
>uninstall Norton and
>>switch to the free AVG with mail scanning off. Norton
>invented email
>>scanning and here's what they say:
>>>From
>>http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/df0a5958645
9
>4c86852567ac0063608c/65434372961d321d8825687f000003f8?
>OpenDocument&src=tr&Highlight=0,email,protection
>>
>>"Disabling email protection does not leave you
>vulnerable to viruses and
>>malicious software in email. It is a separate layer of
>protection in
>>addition to Auto-Protect. Auto-Protect scans any
>incoming files, including
>>email, as they are saved to your hard drive. As long as
>you keep your virus
>>definitions up to date with LiveUpdate, and keep Auto-
>Protect enabled and
>>set to scan files as they are created or downloaded,
>your system is fully
>>protected."
>>
>>See also
>>http://help.expedient.com/mailnews/norton_antivirus.shtm
l
>>and
>>http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/pfdocs/1999
0
>92910223606?Open
>>and
>>http://service4.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/20000
2
>0716064206&src=w
>>So Symantec used to say this often and clearly. The
>newer stuff doesn't
>>have the statement included as it was considered an
>embarrassment. If you
>>know anyone who programs for Norton try to get them to
>talk about it.
>>
>>--
>>Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>>Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>>http://www.fjsmjs.com
>>Protect your PC
>>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>>
>>
>>.Go here and see for your self.
>
>http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/faq.asp?
> framed=1&docid=277953&CategoryId=61313&chat=
>
>
>.Point Outlook Express to McAfee SpamKiller:
1. Open Microsoft Outlook Express.
2. Click on TOOLS > ACCOUNTS.
3. Select your mail account and click PROPERTIES.
4. Highlight your POP 3 account and click on CHANGE.
5. Under the SERVER tab, change the Incoming mail server
address to 127.0.0.1 (if it isn't already).
6. Under the Incoming Mail server heading, change the
Account Name to your full email address. (if it isn't
already)
7. Click on the OK button and then the FINISH button.
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