Pop Mail Not Working

[jayach]

@PaulABZ 

Glad you were able to prove the POP servers are still working.

As the clients that are having problems are old Microsoft software, I wonder if the latest Windows update has removed something they require.

[PaulABZ]

It does point to some windows update issue, jayach.

I'll have a look at that as I'd like to get to the bottom of it. The 'new' version of Outlook Express looks workable, but you've to pay to unlock some features. I think it might be time for me to move into the 21st century for my PC email and get something more up-to-date. 😄

Thanks for helping.

Paul

[jayach]

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@PaulABZ wrote:

I think it might be time for me to move into the 21st century for my PC email and get something more up-to-date. 😄

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Thunderbird is free and fully up to date, but can be a bit "techie".

Thunderbird — Free Your Inbox. — Thunderbird

[PaulABZ]

Thanks again jayach, but OE Classic looks ideal for me and will be worth paying the $39 for three years worth of use.

It might also allow me to move away from this Windows 7 PC at long last!! 😧

[Terrym4]

i can send emails but not receive any on outlook express using microsoft office 2007. message says -cannoy connect to POPserver.

[Mark39]

@Terrym4 you're not alone. I've added your post to an existing thread on the same subject. Something appears to have changed with Outlook Express.

[jayach]

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@Terrym4 wrote:

i can send emails but not receive any on outlook express using microsoft office 2007. message says -cannoy connect to POPserver.

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The version of Outlook that you get with Office 2007 is not Outlook Express, so are you using O.E. or Outlook 2007?

Was it working O.K. and just failed?

[jayach]

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@Armadillo1969 wrote:

My pop3 email also stopped working this week (Windows Live Mail on PC), no emails received since Tuesday.

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I've tried installing Windows Live Mail on a couple of Windows 10 PCs but finally gave up because of a variety of errors.

However, strangely, it installed without problems on Windows 11 and I can confirm it connects to the Sky POP server without problem.

What version of Windows are you using?

[Armadillo1969]

Windows 7, same OS as the original poster I think?

I've also tried downloading and installing OE Classic and that does work. I wonder what suddenly changed in Windows Live Mail for it to suddenly stop working on Windows 7.

[jayach]

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@Armadillo1969 wrote:

I've also tried downloading and installing OE Classic and that does work. I wonder what suddenly changed in Windows Live Mail for it to suddenly stop working on Windows 7.

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I had suspected a Windows update may have broken something, but that is unlikely on Windows 7.🤔