Bear with me as I am a newbie to computers and all. I had some type of
Spyware installed on my computer. My computer tech at work had me "restore"
IE prior to the problem. Now, I can no longer send or receive msgs via OE6.
I keep receiving the following error message:

The connection to the server has failed. Account:
', Server: '127.0.0.1', Protocol: POP3, Port:
110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

We've attempted to reinstall OE6, but to no avail. Again, I do not know the
computer jargon, so basic terms would be appreciated. Thank you in advance
for any assistance.

The problem is caused by either an antivirus or antispam program set to scan
incoming mail. Disable those options to scan incoming email in your
antivirus/antispam program and reset the server info under Outlook Express
menu, Tools/Accounts - Mail tab for the affected account to those your ISP
originally instructed you to use and you should be back in business.

Disabling email scanning does not leave you unprotected, since your
antivirus program (if updated daily) should provide you with a warning if
you ever attempt to save or open an infected file.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
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"pumpkin71" wrote in message
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Bear with me as I am a newbie to computers and all. I had some type of
Spyware installed on my computer. My computer tech at work had me
"restore"
IE prior to the problem. Now, I can no longer send or receive msgs via
OE6.
I keep receiving the following error message:

The connection to the server has failed. Account:
', Server: '127.0.0.1', Protocol: POP3, Port:
110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

We've attempted to reinstall OE6, but to no avail. Again, I do not know
the
computer jargon, so basic terms would be appreciated. Thank you in
advance
for any assistance.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Then go to Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Servers and reset your
account setting to the proper one. 127.0.0.1 was either caused by e-mail
scanning , or an anti-spam program.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"pumpkin71" wrote in message
news
Bear with me as I am a newbie to computers and all. I had some type of
Spyware installed on my computer. My computer tech at work had me
"restore"
IE prior to the problem. Now, I can no longer send or receive msgs via
OE6.
I keep receiving the following error message:

The connection to the server has failed. Account:
', Server: '127.0.0.1', Protocol: POP3, Port:
110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

We've attempted to reinstall OE6, but to no avail. Again, I do not know
the
computer jargon, so basic terms would be appreciated. Thank you in
advance
for any assistance.