From: "David Blair" 

I tried restarting services and rebooting the server, and it didn't matter.

I suspect I'll never really know what the problem was...

"Geo."  wrote in message
news:40095ae5$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> If one of the mail services crashed, it could leave the box and index out
of
> sync (index says there is email in the empty box) and I've seen all sorts
of
> weird problems like that. Also if there was an email but it doesn't begin
> with "Received:" some clients will just up and die while
others will still
> pull it in. I find eudora 1.54 very good at getting emails that other
> clients choke on because it doesn't separate out the headers so munged
> headers don't bother it.
>
> Geo.
>
> "David Blair"  wrote in message
> news:40089458{at}w3.nls.net...
> > 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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