"Tyrenta" <dougrentz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:40b60fa1-af19-4e2d-b3ac-79b67ad78425@xxxxxx
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> On Nov 17, 4:03 pm, "Gary VanderMolen" <g...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote:
>> Gmail POP is working fine here.
>> I have no idea why yours isn't working. Try deleting the account and
>> then recreating it.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tyrenta" <dougre...@xxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:fceb2b97-287a-4aa5-a111-f26873058301@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Why can't Gmail be accessed anymore with POP3? It was working for me
>> > until noon yesterday -- now I am receiving:
>> Quote:
>> > Unable to send or receive messages for the xxx account. An unknown
>> > error has occurred.
>> Quote:
>> > Server: 'pop.gmail.com'
>> > Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800C0160
>> > Protocol: POP3
>> > Port: 995
>> > Secure(SSL): Yes
>> Quote:
>> > Are you saying this was somehow disabled recently?- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text - >
> I think I'll just delete WLM instead. I've spent *hours* importing
> mails from an old OE set-up, placing them for organizational purposes
> in proper WLM folders (some of which are specific to each account).
> Deleteing the account will now just undo all that work. At this point
> my time is better spent setting up a reliable client that I won't have
> to worry about.... I forgot that in WLM the POP account is tied in lock-step with the account
folder (which holds the emails). So, it looks to me that it is not possible
to simply delete and recreate an account (as you can in OE and WM), without
first having to do a massive relocation of the account emails; twice!
To me, that is an extremely unwise arrangement, which is making me
rethink my decision to use WLM as my primary email client.
--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]