POP3 not connecting

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I have a random problem with users getting a "cannot connect to POP3 server"
message & not receiving mail. The POP3 address is correct. The mail site is
up & working fine - in fact I can visit that URL at the same time I'm getting
the "POP3" message & it goes there just fine. If we re-boot, it will connect
right up & no more problems with Outlook finding the site...

I have 40 users on a win2000 server network with exchange2000 running &
Outlook2000 client on each machine. This problem comes up on 1 - 2 users per
day
 
Joe said:
I have a random problem with users getting a "cannot connect to POP3
server" message & not receiving mail. The POP3 address is correct.
The mail site is up & working fine - in fact I can visit that URL at
the same time I'm getting the "POP3" message & it goes there just
fine. If we re-boot, it will connect right up & no more problems
with Outlook finding the site...

I have 40 users on a win2000 server network with exchange2000 running
& Outlook2000 client on each machine. This problem comes up on 1 - 2
users per day
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If you're using OL2000 you can't use POP/IMAP and Exchange in the same
profile or you will run into a lot of problems. It isn't supported. I
haven't seen this particular problem, but I've seen plenty of others, and I
strongly recommend you change your config.

OL2002/2003 can handle this a lot better - but I still recommend hosting
*all* your domain's mail on the Exchange server and letting it handle
everything rather than using a decentralized model like you have now, which
is a huge PITA to administer and isn't too efficient.

Or have I misunderstood, and is there some reason you're accessing your
Exchange server itself via POP in Outlook on your LAN?
 
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
If you're using OL2000 you can't use POP/IMAP and Exchange in the same
profile or you will run into a lot of problems. It isn't supported.
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Not true. Exchange+POP is supported in CW mode and IMAP+POP is supported in
Internet mode. This is from MS's web site.
 
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
"Microsoft does not support this configuration." :-)
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You win! However, I myself have never had any problems with Exchange and
POP accounts together in one profile for any version of Outlook. Perhaps
I've been lucky.
 
Brian said:
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
"Microsoft does not support this configuration." :-)
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You win! However, I myself have never had any problems with Exchange
and POP accounts together in one profile for any version of Outlook.
Perhaps I've been lucky.
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Yes, yes, you have, you devil. :)
 
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