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PoMan
OKay...
I have a strange email issue with some of my computers at home that I
use for work.
We have 4 computers. 2 of them work FINE, the other 2 have issues.
I know the email accounts are working correctly because if I run them
on the 2 *good* computers they work like they should.
Configurations:
(GOOD Notebooks)
1 - HP AMD-XP notebook with WinXP-Home SP1, Office 2000
2 - Sony P4 Notebook with WinXP-Home SP1, Office 2000
(Bad systems)
3 - Dell P3 notebook with WinXP-Pro SP1, Office 2002
4 - Compaq AMD-XP with WinXP-Home SP2, Office 2000
ALl machines have ZoneAlarm (firewall) and AVG AntiVirus.
I've tried shutting down ZA, with same results.
Since I use Unit #4, I'll spend most of my time on this one.
What's Happening: I am able to get INCOMING. I am unable to perform
OUTGOING.
It's not quite an OUTLOOK thing, because I've also Tried Mozlla's
Thunderbird and Eudora which are also barfing. (Eudora worse so).
Here is what OUTLOOK SAYS:
Server Response: '250 HELP'. (account: '<name>', SMTP Server:
'<server name>', Error Number: 0x800ccc7d).
I've done a GOOGLE search, and what that error code means is that OL
is trying to get an SSL connection on an email server that doesn't
support SSL. But the email server I need to contact *DOES* require
an SSL. Turning off SSL of course means the server rejects the
connection. Again, these settings on Units #1 & #2 work fine.
Here are my settings:
(Servers TAB)
POP & SMTP are correct
Account name & PW are correct.
( ) Log on using Secure Password Authentication
Outgoing Mail Server ---------------------
( X ) My server requires authentication
(Advanced TAB)
Server Port Numbers
Outgoing mail (SMTP): [ 25 ]
( X ) This server requires a secure connection (SSL)
Incoming mail (POP3) [ 995 ]
( X ) This server requires a secure connection (SSL)
Nothing else is selected.
Now, if I use Mozilla. I get a differnet type of error message of
couse... Here is what it says:
Sending of Message failed.
The message could not be sent because connecting to SMTP server
<server name> failed. The server may be unavailble or is refusing
SMTP connections. Please verify that your setting is correct and try
again, or contact your network admin.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, I will admit that like anything else, there are millions of ways
to configure a computer and any one little thing can just screw
everything up.
For more performance and MORE memory, *I* have disabled or set to
MANUAL some of Windows XP's services. (I've shaved off 30~120mb of
memory just for booting up this way)
So, does anyone know what services could directly effect a proper SSL
connection with Windows XP?
I have a strange email issue with some of my computers at home that I
use for work.
We have 4 computers. 2 of them work FINE, the other 2 have issues.
I know the email accounts are working correctly because if I run them
on the 2 *good* computers they work like they should.
Configurations:
(GOOD Notebooks)
1 - HP AMD-XP notebook with WinXP-Home SP1, Office 2000
2 - Sony P4 Notebook with WinXP-Home SP1, Office 2000
(Bad systems)
3 - Dell P3 notebook with WinXP-Pro SP1, Office 2002
4 - Compaq AMD-XP with WinXP-Home SP2, Office 2000
ALl machines have ZoneAlarm (firewall) and AVG AntiVirus.
I've tried shutting down ZA, with same results.
Since I use Unit #4, I'll spend most of my time on this one.
What's Happening: I am able to get INCOMING. I am unable to perform
OUTGOING.
It's not quite an OUTLOOK thing, because I've also Tried Mozlla's
Thunderbird and Eudora which are also barfing. (Eudora worse so).
Here is what OUTLOOK SAYS:
Server Response: '250 HELP'. (account: '<name>', SMTP Server:
'<server name>', Error Number: 0x800ccc7d).
I've done a GOOGLE search, and what that error code means is that OL
is trying to get an SSL connection on an email server that doesn't
support SSL. But the email server I need to contact *DOES* require
an SSL. Turning off SSL of course means the server rejects the
connection. Again, these settings on Units #1 & #2 work fine.
Here are my settings:
(Servers TAB)
POP & SMTP are correct
Account name & PW are correct.
( ) Log on using Secure Password Authentication
Outgoing Mail Server ---------------------
( X ) My server requires authentication
(Advanced TAB)
Server Port Numbers
Outgoing mail (SMTP): [ 25 ]
( X ) This server requires a secure connection (SSL)
Incoming mail (POP3) [ 995 ]
( X ) This server requires a secure connection (SSL)
Nothing else is selected.
Now, if I use Mozilla. I get a differnet type of error message of
couse... Here is what it says:
Sending of Message failed.
The message could not be sent because connecting to SMTP server
<server name> failed. The server may be unavailble or is refusing
SMTP connections. Please verify that your setting is correct and try
again, or contact your network admin.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, I will admit that like anything else, there are millions of ways
to configure a computer and any one little thing can just screw
everything up.
For more performance and MORE memory, *I* have disabled or set to
MANUAL some of Windows XP's services. (I've shaved off 30~120mb of
memory just for booting up this way)
So, does anyone know what services could directly effect a proper SSL
connection with Windows XP?