From: "David Blair" 

There was nothing in the box when I was checking. One would check and find
nothing, the other choked. Since then, I downloaded 2 emails sent to myself
and I've not had the problem again on the empty mailbox "Geo."
 wrote in message news:40088a67$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> when you did that did it just get the one new email or was there more? If
> there were others then it sounds like the typical stuck mailbox. One
client
> doesn't work, another has no problem, typically caused by something
> nonstandard in the email.
>
> Geo.
>
> "David Blair"  wrote in message
> news:40080a96{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Thanks all!
> >
> > I have no idea what happened, but I sent a test email to myself. I saw
it
> > show up in the mailbox, and the used my OTHER machine, using Outlook
2003,
> > to try first. It grabbed the email just fine.
> >
> > Now, my Outlook Express isn't hanging up on connecting, either. Figure
> THAT
> > one out.
> >
> > I use an dynamic DNS service to supply the DNS info to find my site. I
> > haven't had anything "discover" it, and have never had
any unexpected
> email
> > hit the server. That, of course, doesn't mean spammers WON'T hit me, but
> so
> > far every time I've tried to email from it, the email is bounced because
> it
> > is using a dynamic DNS service. I don't know that spammers would find
much
> > use in it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
> > news:4007def8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Can you run through your setup? What software runs where, etc.
> > >
> > > But at the moment it looks most likely to be a data problem. So what
> Geo.
> > > suggested.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > "David Blair"  wrote in message
> > > news:4006cd5a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > Win2k3 Server, BTW...
> > > >
> > > > I have a small POP3 server running there for a single
email address,
> for
> > > > testing purposes and other minor uses. It has been working fine
until
> > the
> > > > last day or so, and now I can't get any email from it.
My email from
a
> > > > different machine hits the server, but it doesn't get anywhere:
> > > >
> > > > Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible
> causes
> > > for
> > > > this include server problems, network problems, or a
long period of
> > > > inactivity. Account: 'xxxx.xxxxxxxxx.net', Server:
> 'xxxx.xxxxxxxxx.net',
> > > > Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error
Number: 0x800CCC0F
> > > >
> > > > Anyone have a suggestion? I've restarted the service,
rebooted the
> > server,
> > > > and checked the addressing, and all is normal. Nothing
shows up in
the
> > > Event
> > > > Log, either.
> > > >
> > > > I'm open to ideas.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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