Re: POP3 server keeps changing

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From: ¹ÚÇü°ü (phg7736_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/24/04


Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:41:52 +0900


"Graeme Evans" <gresherNOSPAM@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:O75qup25EHA.4008@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Many thanks, Ill try it out.
> It makes sense though, because when I set up the second computer I also
> installed a new McAfee.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uUsKRg25EHA.796@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> "Graeme Evans" <gresherNOSPAM@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>> news:OWsRZO25EHA.1408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl
>> > Hi.
>> > I have 2 PC's connected together with LAN cards and a cross-over
>> > cable. 1 PC has a DSL modem for broadband, which is a shared
>> > connection through which I get my emails for both PC's
>> > The 2 PC's have different email accounts with different ISP's
>> > Internet works great on both machines, and email works on the one
>> > with the modem.
>> > Every time I re-boot the other PC, the POP3 server address changes to
>> > 127.0.0.1
>> >
>> > It's getting pretty annoying now, any help would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Many thanks,
>> > ~Graeme
>>
>> Your anti-virus is doing that.
>> Turn off email scanning in your anti-virus. It provides no added
>> protection.
>>
>> The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express
>> Published: November 18, 2004
>> By Tom Koch
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx
>>
>> Error 0x800ccc0d or 0x800ccc0f When Receiving and Sending E-Mail
>> (talks about Norton AntiVirus but applies to McAfee and others, too)
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514
>> 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/df0a595864594c86852567ac0063608c/65434372961d321d8825687f000003f8?OpenDocument&src=tr&Highlight=0,email,protection
>> (but the link doesn't work anymore)
>>
>> "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.shtml
>>
>> 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 only. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>>
>>
>
>



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