I hear you Jim, and I know where you're coming from. But, I
could show you articles saying the exact opposite, MS articles
too, and many others. Problems with scanning incoming emails are
actually not problems with the scanner per sae but are actually
problems existing elsewhere.
I guess what I object to is a blanket "don't scan" incoming.
The majority of mahcines will handle it fine, and it's a much
earlier step in the process to catch something like that.

No problem; I won't belabor the point. Just differing opinions,
IMO.

Pop


"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
Antivirus scanning of incoming email has led to hundreds of
users having problems, all of which have been resolved by
disabling the scanning, or removing the offending antivirus
product. Your opinion of what is necessary for you does not
apply to everyone. For more information about the subject, you
might want to try reading the following section of an article
about the issue (approved by Microsoft for publication):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...ion.mspx#EOAAC
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be
helped.






"PopS" wrote in message
...
I have to respectfully disagree somewhat, although that may be
what needs to be done if the XP doesn't have the SP's
installed. In which case, there are other, much more glaring
holes in the OS, so NBD I guess.

Turning OFF Outgoing scanning makes sense very often,
especially with long mails or attachments. But INcoming virus
scans should not be turned off, IMO, and I haven't yet found
an updated properly installed XP system have any problems with
incoming mail scanning. If one does discover that turning
them off helps a particular circumstance, they should still be
turned back on unless/until it's verified that's the ONLY way
to retrieve the mail in question. Personally, I'd be off
looking for malware in such a case.

Some will say it's OK to turn off incoming scans because the
av sw will catch it anyway later on, but that's not true with
some of the stuff out there today; if it can get onto the hard
drive, it can hide and activate and get under the radar to to
speak because it morphs into something else unbeknownst to the
os.

Just my two cents, and a chance to voice an opposing view,
that's all. I was unaware of such morphing until recently but
there are a couple of strains that aren't detected due to it
by the time they reach the hard drive, and can then execute.
Unfortunately, I cannot cite references: I can't find the
danged things anymore. If I can locate them, I'll come back
and post them.

Regards,

Pop


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Error 0x800ccc0d or 0x800ccc0f or 0x800ccc19 when Receiving
or Sending E-Mail
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514

Turn off the e-mail scanning in your anti-virus.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...921552806?Open

You are still protected:
http://snipurl.com/bmf6

If you have an Anti-Spam program, that can also be the cause
of the error.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Jim Bunton" wrote in message
.uk...
I am getting the error below when I attempt to send/receive
email

ERROR
A time-out occurred while communicating with the server.
Account: 'Jim',
Server: 'pop3.blueyonder.co.uk', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110,
Secure(SSL): No,
Error Number: 0x800CCC19


SEND alone works fine

I CAN receive my mail vial webmail (www.BlueYonder.co.uk)

I have tried rebooting
I have tried deleting the mail account and adding it again

--


Jim Bunton