A problem with Outlook....

merlinxi · Oct 16, 2007, 12:43 PM

I have my optimum online e-mail setup through outlook. It has been working for months. Now when I go to send and receive I cannot receive the mail from the POP server it keeps erroring and timing out.

When I go to test the settings it works, so i don't understand what is going on...

PangingJr · Oct 16, 2007, 12:57 PM

error code, error message and its full description?

Dyre Straits · Oct 17, 2007, 06:50 AM

I think we also need to know which version of Outlook is being used. I know I have issues in XP with Outlook 2000. Usually, however, it's just an error message when closing it.

PangingJr · Oct 17, 2007, 07:03 AM

it's depends on how things work, and yes, you and i and other may need quite a bit more info from the op before any solution can be available.

Mr cairo · Oct 17, 2007, 09:25 AM

wierd ... yesterday my Outlook 2003 stopped working but i was able to access my account online and send and recieve that way ( account is an NTL?Virgin one )

eventually figured out that a firewall update ( pc tools) had blocked the account reboot and sorted

only reason i mention it is i was getting the Unable to connect to POP3 error as well ..

on the off chance just try turning off the firewall

Oct 16, 2007, 12:43 PM	#1
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	A problem with Outlook.... I have my optimum online e-mail setup through outlook. It has been working for months. Now when I go to send and receive I cannot receive the mail from the POP server it keeps erroring and timing out. When I go to test the settings it works, so i don't understand what is going on... __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Oct 17, 2007, 09:25 AM	#5
Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,780 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	wierd ... yesterday my Outlook 2003 stopped working but i was able to access my account online and send and recieve that way ( account is an NTL?Virgin one ) eventually figured out that a firewall update ( pc tools) had blocked the account reboot and sorted only reason i mention it is i was getting the Unable to connect to POP3 error as well .. on the off chance just try turning off the firewall __________________ *Please consider Sponsoring my wife for the race for life*

Oct 16, 2007, 12:57 PM	#2
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	error code, error message and its full description?

Oct 17, 2007, 07:03 AM	#4
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	it's depends on how things work, and yes, you and i and other may need quite a bit more info from the op before any solution can be available.