I am having exactly the same problems trying to access my windows mail.
Message received as below
Account: 'Slingshot', Server: 'pop3.slingshot.co.nz', Protocol: POP3,
Server Response: '-ERR Login failed.', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server
Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92
Dont think this has anything to do with Avast though
"Susan Lane" wrote:
Quote:
> I have all of a sudden stopped being able to send or receive messages. I have
> read through most of the discussion questions on this site and tried just
> about everything. I have uninstalled my Macafee and installed vista. I am not
> sure how to diable the e-mail scanning. I read the website refernce referred
> to in previous post, but I still cannot figure out how to enable it. I have
> deleted my e-mail account and rebooted it. Disabled the SSL and I am still
> getting the following error
>
> Account: 'mail.brockweb.com', Server: 'mail.brockweb.com', Protocol: POP3,
> Server Response: '-ERR Login failed.', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server
> Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92
>
> When I click send/receive it asks me for my username and password and when
> entered it just keeps going back to asking for username and password. When
> you close the window it gives you the above error.
>
> Please help I am so frustrated.
>
> Susan
> --
> Susan