POP3 Fails

I just bought a new machine with Windows XP Pro and cannot access one of my
mail accounts. Here's what occurs:

Connected
Receiving list of messages from server
Receiving messages 1 of 15

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Account: 'Bad Dog Blues', Server: 'www.baddogblues.com',
Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '+OK 285 octets follow.', Port: 110,
Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F

This happens every time. I can access this account through Yahoo without any
problems. I have turned off all firewalls,
anti-virus and nothing works. In what may be a related issue I also have
problems connecting to my server via ftp. Any help would be appreciated.

-Jeff

Hi Jeff,

Can you delete the first message when accessing the account through the Web
page? If the problem message can be removed Outlook Express should return to
normal operation. I don't suspect a connection with the FTP problem.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MVP - (IE/OE)
Lynnwood, WA
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wrote in message
...
I just bought a new machine with Windows XP Pro and cannot access one of
my
mail accounts. Here's what occurs:

Connected
Receiving list of messages from server
Receiving messages 1 of 15

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes
for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Account: 'Bad Dog Blues', Server: 'www.baddogblues.com',
Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '+OK 285 octets follow.', Port: 110,
Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F

This happens every time. I can access this account through Yahoo without
any
problems. I have turned off all firewalls,
anti-virus and nothing works. In what may be a related issue I also have
problems connecting to my server via ftp. Any help would be appreciated.

-Jeff

Does the mail server offer a web access to your Inbox? Sounds like you may
have a "stuck" message that is not downloading completely. If they do not
offer a web interface, try using telnet to connect to the mail server and
review and clear your Inbox.

You can find added Telnet instructions at:
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_san...pop3telnet.htm

Go to start/run and type the following:
telnet {pop3 server name} 110 - hit enter, don't type the brackets.
user {your username} - hit enter
pass {your password} - hit enter

There are various commands available:

list (will return all messages)
retr (whatever number will retrieve that message)
dele (+ number will delete that number message)
--
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
Please reply only to newsgroup.





wrote in message
...
I just bought a new machine with Windows XP Pro and cannot access one of my
mail accounts. Here's what occurs:

Connected
Receiving list of messages from server
Receiving messages 1 of 15

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes
for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Account: 'Bad Dog Blues', Server: 'www.baddogblues.com',
Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '+OK 285 octets follow.', Port: 110,
Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F

This happens every time. I can access this account through Yahoo without
any
problems. I have turned off all firewalls,
anti-virus and nothing works. In what may be a related issue I also have
problems connecting to my server via ftp. Any help would be appreciated.

-Jeff

I do not have web access to this account. Telnet doesn't work because my
incoming mail server is my domain name.
As for a "stuck" message I have been pulling my e-mail from the pop server
via Yahoo. If there was a "stuck" message wouldn't Yahoo come back with a
similar error message regarding my pop3 server as outlook does?

-Jeff


"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
Does the mail server offer a web access to your Inbox? Sounds like you
may
have a "stuck" message that is not downloading completely. If they do not
offer a web interface, try using telnet to connect to the mail server and
review and clear your Inbox.

You can find added Telnet instructions at:
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_san...pop3telnet.htm

Go to start/run and type the following:
telnet {pop3 server name} 110 - hit enter, don't type the brackets.
user {your username} - hit enter
pass {your password} - hit enter

There are various commands available:

list (will return all messages)
retr (whatever number will retrieve that message)
dele (+ number will delete that number message)
--
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
Please reply only to newsgroup.





wrote in message
...
I just bought a new machine with Windows XP Pro and cannot access one of
my
mail accounts. Here's what occurs:

Connected
Receiving list of messages from server
Receiving messages 1 of 15

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes
for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Account: 'Bad Dog Blues', Server: 'www.baddogblues.com',
Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '+OK 285 octets follow.', Port: 110,
Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F

This happens every time. I can access this account through Yahoo without
any
problems. I have turned off all firewalls,
anti-virus and nothing works. In what may be a related issue I also have
problems connecting to my server via ftp. Any help would be appreciated.

-Jeff

Don't know what to tell you. Yahoo doesn't give very intelligent error
messages that I've seen. I thought Yahoo had done away with POP mail
service in Outlook Express except for those users who live in countries
outside the US.

What does Yahoo say when you ask them?
--
Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
Please reply only to newsgroup.


"Jeff" wrote in message
...
I do not have web access to this account. Telnet doesn't work because my
incoming mail server is my domain name.
As for a "stuck" message I have been pulling my e-mail from the pop server
via Yahoo. If there was a "stuck" message wouldn't Yahoo come back with a
similar error message regarding my pop3 server as outlook does?

-Jeff

In article , Jim Pickering says...

I thought Yahoo had done away with POP mail service in Outlook
Express except for those users who live in countries outside the US.

They did away with free POP3/SMTP service for people in the yahoo.com
domain; you can pay them $19.99 U.S. a year for the privilege of POP3/SMTP
service. And SBC, BT, and Rogers Cable customers get access to Yahoo!
POP3/SMTP servers as a part of their ISP packages; SBC Yahoo! DSL (or Dial-
Up) Service, BT Yahoo! Internet Service, and Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet
Service, respectively.

http://sbc.yahoo.com
http://bt.yahoo.com
http://rogers.yahoo.com

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

Jeff wrote:

I do not have web access to this account. Telnet doesn't work because my
incoming mail server is my domain name.

if it speaks pop, telnet has to work

as jim said:
start - execute - telnet SERVER 110
user USERNAME enter
pass PASSWORD enter
dele 1 enter
and close the window. That should work if its a stuck mail.

Otherwise, post zour login data and i will do it ;p

regards, enno
--
http://www.verbrennung.org

This message was send early in the morning.
Please don't blame me, if it makes no sense.