Your Anti-virus (or anti-spam) software changes the POP3 server name to
localhost in order to scan the e-mail as it downloads. If this prevents
you from downloading mail, then that software is malfunctioning. Check
with that software manufacturer for update or configuration help, or
disable that software from scanning e-mail.

As long as your anti-virus software is set to scan files as they are
opened, scanning e-mail as it downloads is unnecessary and prone to
problems.

To manually change the POP3 server in Outlook Express, go to Tools,
Accounts, Mail, Properties, Servers.


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Papasan" wrote in message
...
Thank you for trying to help.

I can send messages in OE 6 to anyone and receive a test message to
myself.
I don't receive any other messages in my Inbox. I can send and receive
messages in other email boxes I have. It is always the same message:
An
unknown error has occurred. Account: 'Bellsouth Mail', Server:
'localhost',
Protocol: POP3, Port: 38444, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number:
0x800C0133.

Papasan


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Reinstalling won't help. What happens if you send yourself an e-mail?
Any
error message?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Papasan" wrote in message
...
I have been using Outlook Express for several years. Suddenly, I
can't
receive any mail after I did a backup of my messages. I don't have
a
problem
when using Outlook. However, I like OE better for email. How can I
remove
and
re-install OE 6.0? Updating doesn't solve the problem.

Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated.

Papasan