Cannot connect to my POP server with Windows Mail

> Hi All,
> I seem to be having the same problem as one of the guys below. All of my
> server setting are correct; but Windows Mail refuses to be able to connect
> to
> my email server; which to say the least; it's getting tiring using
> Webmail.
>
> Has anyone been able to fix this problem on their own computer; or is
> there
> any advice to get this to work?
>
> Thanks,
> Justin

> "NeoLithium" <NeoLithium@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F559D841-16AF-4A28-AEB9-EB53EC742993@microsoft.com...

>> Hi All,
>> I seem to be having the same problem as one of the guys below. All of my
>> server setting are correct; but Windows Mail refuses to be able to
>> connect to
>> my email server; which to say the least; it's getting tiring using
>> Webmail.
>>
>> Has anyone been able to fix this problem on their own computer; or is
>> there
>> any advice to get this to work?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Justin

>
> The exact error message would help us a lot. This is usually caused by an
> anti-spam program or an anti-virus set to scan email.
>
> Turn off email scanning in your anti-virus. It provides no added
> protection. After doing so it may be necessary to reset the server names
> in OE. Turn off any anti-spam program.
>
> The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express
> Published: November 18, 2004
> By Tom Koch
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
>
> 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:
>
> "Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
> that
> are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect scans
> incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email and
> email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of this. To
> make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep
> Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have
> the most recent virus definitions."
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...256c7500723cf0
>
> "...your computer is protected if Auto-Protect is enabled. Auto-Protect
> scans any incoming files, including email attachments, when the files are
> saved to your hard drive."
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...01100907323806
>
> "NAV provides multiple layers of protection. Email scanning is just one of
> those layers. Even if you are not running Email Scanning, your computer is
> protected against viruses that are distributed as email attachments by NAV
> Auto-Protect. Auto-Protect will scan any incoming files, including email
> attachments, as they are saved to your hard drive. To make sure that
> Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep Auto-Protect
> enabled
> and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have the most recent virus
> definitions."
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...rc=bar_sch_nam
>
> See also
> http://help.expedient.com/mailnews/n...ntivirus.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, OE/WM
> Please reply in newsgroup.
>