email settings keep spontaneously changing

[Julian Paas]

I've had this problem for quite a while now where my
internet email settings spontaneously change. Usually
it's the pop3 server name. I set it to 'pop' and hours or
days later, it changes to something else like
localhost/pop. Or the smtp setting changes, or the
account login name changes from paas to paas/pop/pop. I'm
using the Outlook 2000 client. Sometimes it even changes
in the middle of using outlook. I can tell when it's
happened because Outlook will start prompting me to login
because it is unable with the mangled settings.

I haven't been able to find anything in the knowledgebase,
and I'm up-to-date on all Windows 2000 and Office 2000
service packs.

Anybody heard of this, or have any suggestions?

 

[Conrad Pfleging]

It's probably your AV software. What flavor and version are you using?

 

[Julian Paas]

You could be right. I think this may have started around
the time I installed PC-cillin 2002. I have program
version 9.05 Build 1389. Engine version 6.51.

 

[Julian Paas]

Trend Micro has this in their knowledgebase. They say
that this is working as designed to support their pop3trap
program. I have had pop3trap disabled but it changes the
settings anyway, keeps a process running, and prevents my
email client from working.

Thanks for the pointer! Even if I can't fix pc-cillin, I
can remove it