Socket Error 10061

[Guest]

my windows mail worked fine for weeks. now i get this error. socket error
10061 error number 0x800CCCoe and it will not allow me to send or receive
e-mail

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

That's not the complete error message.
Copy the complete error message (right-click, copy), and paste it into a reply here.
You may have different error messages for send than for receive, in which case
we need to see both.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Guest]

Here you go:

The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'mail.threegservices.com',
Server: 'mail.threegservices.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, Secure(SSL):
Yes, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Are you sure you are supposed to use port 995?
I contacted the server mail.threegservices.com on port 110 (without SSL)
and it worked fine.

If that's not the problem, it may be interference from your antivirus program.
Read http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
If you have McAfee or Norton antivirus, uninstall it. Reboot and try
Windows Mail again. Once you get your email working properly,
download and install a less intrusive antivirus program such as the
free Avast. Whichever antivirus program you keep, be sure to
disable its email scanning option.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Guest]

I removed Norton and set-up my e-mail account again and it worked! Thank you!

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Thanks for the feedback. That darn Norton (and McAfee) are often
the culprits when something goes wrong with mail.

Gary VanderMolen