- POP3 Server Corrupt?
- Posted by Quercus Robur on April 6th, 2006
I am helping a driend with his new Dell computer. He can not get Email. If
I follow:
Tools>accounts>mail>properties>servers
The POP3 sever name keeps being changed to 127.0.0.1 instead of
"xxxconnect.net"
I have been told this is a known problem with Norton AV and that I should
disable scanning incoming and outgoing mail, BUT, we are using McAfee AV,
which came installed.
Is this also a known problem with McAfee?
Is the solution the same?
Any work around? I hate to disable scanning.
Martin
- Posted by K3 on April 6th, 2006
Quercus Robur wrote:
I just helped a friend with the same problem.
Although I'm not very familiar with McAfee, I remember that his email
settings were incorrect in McAfee's configuration.
Leave his email client configured as 127.0.0.1 and check the POP and SMTP
server settings in McAfee.
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Fort Fairfield, Maine USA
k3@(86_the_Spam)Maine.rr.com
http://home.maine.rr.com/k3
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- Posted by Winged on April 7th, 2006
Quercus Robur wrote:
describe specifically and you are right to be leery of disabling
scanning. Is the machine able to resolve the DNS mail server name being
used? Can you insert the mail server IP address and connect?
Winged
- Posted by Quercus Robur on April 7th, 2006
If I type in the correct server name, it connects to his Email OK. One, two
or three days later the server name is changed to 127..... and he can no
longer connect. Virus scan reveals nothing.
Martin
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- Posted by Quercus Robur on April 8th, 2006
I was unable to find where the POP3 and SMTP settings are within McAfee
software.
I did disable scanning incoming and outgoing mail, but that did not fix the
problem.
I guess I am going to talk to his ISP next, but any further suggestions
would be appreciated.
Martin
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- Posted by q_q_anonymous@yahoo.co.uk on April 9th, 2006
Quercus Robur wrote:
remove mcaffee and/or norton. install smaller software that plays less
games.
Windows has a firewall built in.
For anti virus, consider a free prog like AVG.
