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Outlook Express not shaking hands with server-vanity
April 9, 2004
| Conservative4Ever
Posted on 04/09/2004 2:02:33 AM PDT by Conservative4Ever
Mr. C4E is having trouble with Outlook Express. Email can be sent successfully from server website webmail. Outlook Express is not connecting with server. Setting appear to be correct as I set up another mail account in Outlook. Any help would be appreciated. Freepers know everything.
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To: Conservative4Ever
If you have a router and/or firewall on your end there could be a problem there. Especially if you've updated one of these recently.
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04/09/2004 2:07:28 AM PDT
by
DB
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:08:13 AM PDT
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To: Conservative4Ever
According to statistics, your thread will result in the following:
50% of the posts will consist of FReepers berating you for using outlook. 20% of them will insist that Bill Gates worships Satan.
30% of the posts will consists of FReepers who insist you should be using Linux or an alternative OS and Email software.
15% of the posts will have technically viable content, but 10% of that information will result in reformatting your hard drive.
5% of the posts will not have anything to do with the original question, 4% of them will be flame related, and 1% of them will be lame attempts at humor, but at least I've covered that part.
OK, enough of that...
Actually, what I would ask is what other software do you have running? Any security software or other significant software running in the background? I wish I could give you an answer off hand, but that would be my first question. Perhaps you can post more details of the environment you are running. Version of Windows...firewalls...anything. I won't get a chance to see this again for hours so here's to hoping for a solution before I do.
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:15:12 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: DB
Outlook Express sometimes has problems on a network. Try Outlook.
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posted on
04/09/2004 2:15:44 AM PDT
by
Wingy
To: Conservative4Ever
About 2 weeks ago my son (a systems analyst) convinced me that Outlook (or Outlook Express) was hopelessly unpatchable and dangerous. I asked him what he would recommend instead, telling him it had to be free, and he recommended Mozilla Thunderbird. I downloaded it and it automatically detected by exiting Outlook settings, imported my contacts, and has worked flawlessly since then. It was so good that I also downloaded Mozilla's (free) browser, Firefox, to replace Internet Explorer. It's great too. I'm not a Microsoft basher, but this is one case where there seems to be a superior alternative. Things work so similarly that there was no learning curve.
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posted on
04/09/2004 3:34:18 AM PDT
by
Stirner
To: Stirner
You might want to check your 'cookies' file to see if Mozilla has snuck a few in there and also try "AdAware (free) to see if Mozilla is tampering in other areas.
I don't use anything from Mozilla or Gator for these reasons.
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posted on
04/09/2004 3:46:57 AM PDT
by
JimVT
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To: Conservative4Ever
call your isp tech support. that's the fastest way to be led thru the problem.
To: JimVT; Stirner
Interesting.... I've been using one version or another of a Mozilla product for several years. I currently use Firefox. I used Firebird before that and plain old Mozilla before that. Never has Mozilla "snuck a cookie" into my files. I'm not aware that Mozilla resorts to subtrefuge-- in fact, they do quite the opposite. And to put Mozilla and Gator in the same category is just plain ignorant.
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posted on
04/09/2004 5:38:58 AM PDT
by
Clara Lou
To: Conservative4Ever
You may have the moose too near the cheese, have your sister move them.
To: Clara Lou
"Mozilla and Gator in the same category is
just plain ignorant."
Well... thank you for your kind and courteous words to someone offering a helpful opinion
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posted on
04/09/2004 5:58:37 AM PDT
by
JimVT
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To: JimVT
It's not good to give erroneous advice.
To: Clara Lou
Fine....enjoy your new toy.
The top ten usability problems in Mozilla MOZ
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posted on
04/09/2004 6:29:09 AM PDT
by
JimVT
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To: Caipirabob
I liked your humor soooo much, I am giving you first crack at a reply. :) Yes, he is running Norton firewall and Norton systems(?). We have disabled the firewall. Still no success. This has happened since he changed ISP servers. Old server no problem...new...has been nothing but problems. And the old worked fine even with the Norton stuff. He has called server tech support, they have been no help. The main problem is the large address list for fans of his band. He sends out a notice by email on the upcoming gigs. Now if I knew how to take that email list from Outlook Express and move it to the server web site and use their address book. Problem solved. That task is beyond my capabilities. I gotta say Freepers are the best.
Red
To: DB
Thanks for your reply....this might be the problem.
Red
To: Conservative4Ever
Freepers are the best. They help out like family. Thanks to all who replied. We will call tech support again. If it is the Norton..and he might have done an upgrade...this would likely be the problem. Hugs and Kisses
Red
To: Caipirabob
Sorry for the omission...Windows 98. Outlook Express version 6.
Red
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