Windows 7 - pop3 not sending or receiving

Asked By WriterInBigG

06-Sep-10 01:59 PM

I am getting the following error when I try to send/receive pop3 email.  About
a month ago, I stopped being able to send email (error).  But I just ignored
it and used by webmail acct for sending.  Then, today I cannot receive.  I
triple checked all the Account settings.  They are correct - according to my
ISP (Internet America).

Here is the error:
Account: 'pop3.airmail.net', Server: 'pop3.airmail.net', Protocol: POP3,
Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC19

06-Sep-10 02:36 PM

As Microsoft indicates:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813518
that error is usually caused by interference from an antivirus program.
Which antivirus are you running? Some of them cause problems with
Windows Mail over time. As a minimum, email scanning in the
antivirus should be turned off, although that may not be sufficient to
eliminate all bad effects. In a worst case scenario, your antivirus
may need to be uninstalled/reinstalled or replaced.

Email scanning in any antivirus should be disabled, for reasons
explained here:
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

As an alternative to replacing your antivirus, consider upgrading to
Windows Live Mail, because it is less prone to suffering bad effects =
from
overly intrusive antivirus programs:
http://download.live.com/wlmail

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
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I am getting the following error when I try to send/receive pop3 email.  =
About
a month ago, I stopped being able to send email (error).  But I just =
ignored
it and used by webmail acct for sending.  Then, today I cannot receive.  =
I
triple checked all the Account settings.  They are correct - according =
to my
ISP (Internet America).

Here is the error:
Account: 'pop3.airmail.net', Server: 'pop3.airmail.net', Protocol: POP3,
Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC19=20