Can anyone advise on this email error, thanks

[steelnads]

Hi folks
I would be most gratefull if you could tell me what this error (look below) means and how I can sort it out. It is an intermittant fault that stops me using my email. I can still use the internet whilst this fault occurs.

Thanks steelnads

The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'pop.freeserve.com', Server: 'pop.freeserve.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

[trooper1212]

www.domainscape.co.uk/technical_faq/outlookexpress_errormessages.htm

have a read of that and look for the error numbers in the text.

[steelnads]

Thanks for that. i'll try and work it out

[BliarOut]

Freeserve's mail server is probably down or unreachable. When you can't get on, launch a dos box and type

telnet pop3.freeserve.com 110

you should get a message something like

+ok connected on 3211

then type quit

I bet you don't get a reply, which basically means you can't get to the mail server. Don't worry if you can't, but it means the problem isn't with your outlook.

[squirrelz]

10060 basically means the target server was unreachable, which could be for any number of reasons.