I don't use OE but whenever I get a message like that it's because my ISP's mail server is having problems. <shrug> On 28 Aug 2002 at 20:45, Cajun wrote: > > I've had a quirky mail problem since being on a cable modem over a year > ago (can't remember if I had it on dial-up). I've always used Outlook > Express. When I'm surfing, I leave my mail program open and minimized > and set to poll for mail every 10 minutes. I'll be sending and > receiving mail just fine, then all of a sudden nothing comes or goes and > I get an error message on every account that doesn't seem to point to > any particular problem - just says that the connection failed and it > can't seem to find the host. When I open my cable company's software > and test my connection, it shows that my connection is fine and my > applications are connecting fine. When I call my cable company, they > verify that my connection is fine and say it must be a problem with > Outlook Express. Closing Outlook Express entirely and re-opening it > does not do any good, however, restarting my computer gets my mail > flowing again. > > Is there some quirky problem with Outlook Express, or can this be a > TCP/IP problem? What can it be? > > Cajun ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...a cat is a diagram and a pattern of subtle air... Grant Karpik gkarpik@xxxxxxxxx To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/