The TCP/IP connection was unexpectedly terminated by the server...

[jud8979]

it has happened to me using usnet/news server after weeks of no problems and
no settings have been changed to my knowledge. i'm on a cable system and they
say it is due to my norton or windows based security systems

 

[Guest]

it has happened to me using usnet/news server after weeks of no problems
and
no settings have been changed to my knowledge. i'm on a cable system and
they
say it is due to my norton or windows based security systems

Problems from Norton don't always show up at once. For most versions of
the Norton antivirus software, at least, the only way to stop it from
causing
problems is to uninstall the Norton program.

You may then want to install a replacement antivirus program, such as
avast! or AVG. Either one should get a custom install that tells it to
leave
out the part that scans email.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff

 

[jud8979]

i completely bailed out of norton although it was uninstalled...it still
shows in the install/uninstall program and the original problem is still there

 

[Guest]

You may need to run this program to clean up what the uninstall
left behind:

<http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039>

You may even need to remove your email account under Windows
Mail, then restart Windows Mail and create the account again.

 

[jud8979]

no change and i deleted the accounts and set them up again...no change

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

As I understand it, your problem is only with news servers.

Have you tried using the Microsoft news server msnews.Microsoft.com.
It may be preconfigured in your Windows Mail under the alias
"Microsoft Communities".

 

[Same issue]

I am having the same problem and I use a purchased version of AVG.

-Richard

 

[Guest]

I'm not sure if that version will reinstall as a paid version. You may want
to check if it allows any option to turn off the email scanner and see if
leaving it turned off will help.

You may also need to remove your email account under Windows Mail,
then restart Windows Mail and add the account again.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I have never used the paid version of AVG, so I don't know if the
install phase is similar to the free version where you can choose
'custom' install and thereby elect not to install the mail scanning module.
That mail scanning module causes problems with Windows Mail.

 

[dkat]

it has happened to me using usnet/news server after weeks of no problems and
no settings have been changed to my knowledge. i'm on a cable system and they
say it is due to my norton or windows based security systems

I have the same error message but a different set of circumstances. I can
download my messages just fine from my server's news link. It is
msnews.microsoft.com that is giving me a headache. I get the
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
"The TCP/IP connection was unexpectedly terminated by the server.

Configuration

Account:Microsoft Communities
Server msnews.microsoft.com
Protocal:NNTP
Port 119
Secure(SSL):0
Code:800ccc0f
/////////////////////////////////////////////

I have tried putting the login info in the General tab and that does now
work. The headers download so I can even see the message headers of what I
post from www.microsoft.com.... but it will not download the message

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

The msnews.microsoft.com server does not use login. Be sure to leave
the username and password fields blank.

Incidentally, that error message looks like it came from Windows Live Mail
(WLM). WLM questions should normally be posted to the WLM newsgroup.
Via the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...dg=microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

or via your WLM news reader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

 

[D Kat]

The error window would not let me do that - I always cut and paste when I
can as I am very lazy. The Bluebird error window allowed part of the
message to be copied.

I will try working with the settings on the Symantec Virus App but if it is
the culprit, it does not interfere with the local news server and it does
not interfere with all of the messages from Microsoft (just most of them in
this room but few if any in a couple of the other rooms (vista.security for
example). I have always been a fan of Windows but we are in a love/hate
relationship at the moment. It's idea of security really isn't working - I
went nuts trying to get my NYTIMES games working and turned off every
security measure there was - turns out that doesn't make you very secure.


The correct way to copy an error message is to right-click on it,
select 'Copy', then paste it into a reply here. No typing involved.

That connection error is not likely to be due to any setting in Windows
Mail.
It sounds like WM is getting interference from a third party security
program. Are you running any third party antivirus, anti-spyware, or
firewall software?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I agree that logically it seems strange that the antivirus would
only interfere with some of the newsgroups. However, we've pretty
much run out of other things to try.

 

[aramadan2212]

it has happened to me using usnet/news server after weeks of no problems and
no settings have been changed to my knowledge. i'm on a cable system and they
say it is due to my norton or windows based security systems