Got err on send e-mail & long for Avast to scan & Windows Live Mai

[Guest]

Hello everyone! Read posts on anti-virus. That made sense. I'd received an
update on MacAfee last week--after that--not able to send e-mail. Mail stuck
in Outbox. I followed the post on getting rid of the outbox problem
(thanks!) I uninstalled MacAfee--however, as the posts said and did the
Avast-yet it seems to be scanning as long as it took Moses to crossed the
desert --days- literally. Is that normal or did I mess up? It's ok, I won't
cry if you tell me I messed up. I have ice cream to soothe.

On sending e-mail I got this error:

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Subject 'Fw: hey', Account: 'Home', Server: 'smtp.att.yahoo.com',
Protocol: SMTP, Port: 465, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10053, Error
Number: 0x800CCC0F

Should I switch to Windows Live Mail? Would I lose mail/address book if I
do?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Julian]

Hello everyone! Read posts on anti-virus. That made sense. I'd received
an
update on MacAfee last week--after that--not able to send e-mail. Mail
stuck
in Outbox. I followed the post on getting rid of the outbox problem
(thanks!) I uninstalled MacAfee--however, as the posts said and did the
Avast-yet it seems to be scanning as long as it took Moses to crossed the
desert --days- literally. Is that normal or did I mess up? It's ok, I
won't
cry if you tell me I messed up. I have ice cream to soothe.

When you first install it it can take quite a while to do its initial
scan of the system and create a recovery database.

On sending e-mail I got this error:

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes
for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Subject 'Fw: hey', Account: 'Home', Server:
'smtp.att.yahoo.com',
Protocol: SMTP, Port: 465, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10053, Error
Number: 0x800CCC0F

Should I switch to Windows Live Mail?
Yes.

Would I lose mail/address book if I
do?

No.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the quick reply.

The error I received to send mail:

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes

for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Subject 'Fw: hey', Account: 'Home', Server:
'smtp.att.yahoo.com',
Protocol: SMTP, Port: 465, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10053, Error
Number: 0x800CCC0F

Can it be corrected or is changing to Windows Live Mail the best remedy?

 

[Julian]

Thanks for the quick reply.

The error I received to send mail:

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes

Can it be corrected or is changing to Windows Live Mail the best remedy?

It is a good idea to delete and recreate your email accounts after
replacing antivirus software.

As for WLM... it is winning advocates.

 

[Guest]

Thanks!

It is a good idea to delete and recreate your email accounts after
replacing antivirus software.

As for WLM... it is winning advocates.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

See the error message. "Secure (SSL)" should be Yes instead of No.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select the account, Properties, Advanced,
and make the correction there.

Gary VanderMolen