The following from Bt's site may explain recent problems. BT Yahoo! Broadband service status Call free on 0800 169 0199 View dial-up service status Date opened Description Status 12 May 2007 03:34 PM BT/Yahoo! Problems We are currently experiencing problems which may mean you have problems using the BT/Yahoo! portal, pop3 and webmail intermittently. Our engineers are currently investigating the situation and we hope to have it resolved shortly. We apologise for any inconvenience. ----- If I collect my mail via my Orange phone I get no problems whereas commecting via Outlook Express I too get an internitent connection failiour. Original Message ----- From: "Brian Booth" <bp.booth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 9:09 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Can anyone tell me why I am getting the following error from my BT account please Hi Alexander, I too am with BT and have been getting error messages in Outlook Express every time I download mail. Also, I can't log into BT Yahoo! online to check my bulk folder. I assume it's a temporary blip at BT's end, and hopefully will be sorted shortly. Regards, Brian. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexander Shannon" <alexacts2v4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 8:47 PM Subject: [access-uk] Can anyone tell me why I am getting the following error from my BT account please > Hi all, > > I am connected on BT broadband but once or twice this evening I have tried > to send and receive messages and encountered the following error. > > The server responded with an error. Account: 'Alexander Shannon > mail.btinternet.com', Server: 'mail.btinternet.com', Protocol: POP3, > Server > Response: '-ERR AVG POP3 Proxy Server: Cannot connect to the mail > server!', > Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: > 0x800CCC90 > > > Is there anything I should do before trying to contact BT? > > Thank you all in advance for your advice. > > > > Alexander Shannon > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > __________ NOD32 2262 (20070512) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 2262 (20070512) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq