The following message appears whenever I try to send a new message or even
reply to a message:
An unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP, Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No,
Error Number: 0x800C0131

What do I do to fix this? It never happened before going wireless
high-speed. Am still in Windows 98 if that matters.

Thanks!
Wayne

See if this portion of the article answers your question:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ption.mspx#EBG

I'd suggest you read all the info on the page when you have time as
there is quite a bit of useful info there. But for right now, it would
seem the logical answer is that you have some file corruption in one of
your DBX files.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.



"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
The following message appears whenever I try to send a new message or
even
reply to a message:
An unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP, Port: 0, Secure(SSL):
No,
Error Number: 0x800C0131

What do I do to fix this? It never happened before going wireless
high-speed. Am still in Windows 98 if that matters.

Thanks!
Wayne

Thanks Jim...
I am stuck with this statement:
Open your Store Folder in Windows Explorer. (I don't have a clue)

I am working with Windows 98, and in the past have repaired folders by going
into Identities then into the OE stuff. I'm hesitant now out of fear, but
should I go into Identities and delete the Outobx folder, then reboot and
let it rest?

I can always send a few messages before the error appears. So somewhere in
my system there is something that goes click in the night and messes it all
up making be reboot to send any and all outgoing messages. Annoying as heck!

Thanks again!

Wayne
"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
See if this portion of the article answers your question:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ption.mspx#EBG

I'd suggest you read all the info on the page when you have time as
there is quite a bit of useful info there. But for right now, it would
seem the logical answer is that you have some file corruption in one of
your DBX files.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.



"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
The following message appears whenever I try to send a new message or
even
reply to a message:
An unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP, Port: 0, Secure(SSL):
No,
Error Number: 0x800C0131

What do I do to fix this? It never happened before going wireless
high-speed. Am still in Windows 98 if that matters.

Thanks!
Wayne

"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...

I can always send a few messages before the error appears. So somewhere in
my system there is something that goes click in the night and messes it
all
up making be reboot to send any and all outgoing messages. Annoying as
heck!

Further to what Jim advised, do you have your anti virus software set to
scan your mail? If so disable that part of it, it can and does cause this
sort of problem, and it is an unnecessary procedure.
Spamblockers can cause it too.

--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]

It was not active. Have activated just to see what happens. Will let you
know.

Wayne

" mac" wrote in message
...

"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...

I can always send a few messages before the error appears. So somewhere
in
my system there is something that goes click in the night and messes it
all
up making be reboot to send any and all outgoing messages. Annoying as
heck!

Further to what Jim advised, do you have your anti virus software set to
scan your mail? If so disable that part of it, it can and does cause this
sort of problem, and it is an unnecessary procedure.
Spamblockers can cause it too.

--
Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]

If you are using Outlook Express, version 6, your mail is stored in
files with an extension of DBX. Just do a file search for folders
ending with DBX and note the folder containing them. Then use Windows
Explorer to navigate to that folder. That's the folder you'll to open
to do any deletion of your "Local Folders" in Outlook Express (and
Outlook Express must be closed when making changes there). Good luck.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.


"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jim...
I am stuck with this statement:
Open your Store Folder in Windows Explorer. (I don't have a clue)

I am working with Windows 98, and in the past have repaired folders by
going
into Identities then into the OE stuff. I'm hesitant now out of fear,
but
should I go into Identities and delete the Outobx folder, then reboot
and
let it rest?

I can always send a few messages before the error appears. So
somewhere in
my system there is something that goes click in the night and messes
it all
up making be reboot to send any and all outgoing messages. Annoying as
heck!

Thanks again!

Wayne

Thanks... but everything works just fine when starting out with a restart or
new star and then after doing a bit of work here and there in the Explorer
world I come back to OE and hit send, and the message comes up again.
Any Ideas?


"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
If you are using Outlook Express, version 6, your mail is stored in
files with an extension of DBX. Just do a file search for folders
ending with DBX and note the folder containing them. Then use Windows
Explorer to navigate to that folder. That's the folder you'll to open
to do any deletion of your "Local Folders" in Outlook Express (and
Outlook Express must be closed when making changes there). Good luck.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.


"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jim...
I am stuck with this statement:
Open your Store Folder in Windows Explorer. (I don't have a clue)

I am working with Windows 98, and in the past have repaired folders by
going
into Identities then into the OE stuff. I'm hesitant now out of fear,
but
should I go into Identities and delete the Outobx folder, then reboot
and
let it rest?

I can always send a few messages before the error appears. So
somewhere in
my system there is something that goes click in the night and messes
it all
up making be reboot to send any and all outgoing messages. Annoying as
heck!

Thanks again!

Wayne

None other than suggesting you compact your message store folder often
and keep the number of stored messages in your default folders (i.e.,
those created when you install Outlook Express) down to a minumum size
(i.e., less than 100 MB).
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.


"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
Thanks... but everything works just fine when starting out with a
restart or
new star and then after doing a bit of work here and there in the
Explorer
world I come back to OE and hit send, and the message comes up again.
Any Ideas?


"Jim Pickering" wrote in message
...
If you are using Outlook Express, version 6, your mail is stored in
files with an extension of DBX. Just do a file search for folders
ending with DBX and note the folder containing them. Then use
Windows
Explorer to navigate to that folder. That's the folder you'll to
open
to do any deletion of your "Local Folders" in Outlook Express (and
Outlook Express must be closed when making changes there). Good
luck.
--
Jim Pickering
MVP-Outlook Express/Windows Mail
Please reply to newsgroup only so that others may be helped with your
feedback.


"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
Thanks Jim...
I am stuck with this statement:
Open your Store Folder in Windows Explorer. (I don't have a clue)

I am working with Windows 98, and in the past have repaired folders
by
going
into Identities then into the OE stuff. I'm hesitant now out of
fear,
but
should I go into Identities and delete the Outobx folder, then
reboot
and
let it rest?

I can always send a few messages before the error appears. So
somewhere in
my system there is something that goes click in the night and
messes
it all
up making be reboot to send any and all outgoing messages. Annoying
as
heck!

Thanks again!

Wayne

"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
The following message appears whenever I try to send a new message or even
reply to a message:
An unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP, Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No,
Error Number: 0x800C0131


Port: 0 ? If it is really SMTP it should be Port: 25
Check that it's not missing (in Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced)
An AV mail scanner could interfere with the port
but I don't know if it would bother to change the OE settings to do it.


--



What do I do to fix this? It never happened before going wireless
high-speed. Am still in Windows 98 if that matters.

Thanks!
Wayne

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote in message
...
"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
The following message appears whenever I try to send a new message or
even
reply to a message:
An unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP, Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No,
Error Number: 0x800C0131


Port: 0 ? If it is really SMTP it should be Port: 25
Check that it's not missing (in Accounts, Mail, Properties, Advanced)
An AV mail scanner could interfere with the port
but I don't know if it would bother to change the OE settings to do it.


For some reason I have never grasped, some OE messages say port 0 even
though the port is set correctly. Go figure.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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