On Nov 17, 8:37 pm, "Gary VanderMolen" <g...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> "Tyrenta" <dougre...@xxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:40b60fa1-af19-4e2d-b3ac-79b67ad78425@xxxxxx Quote:
> > 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.
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> >> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
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> >> "Tyrenta" <dougre...@xxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:fceb2b97-287a-4aa5-a111-f26873058301@xxxxxx
> >> > Why can't Gmail be accessed anymore with POP3? It was working for me
> >> > until noon yesterday -- now I am receiving:
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> >> > Unable to send or receive messages for the xxx account. An unknown
> >> > error has occurred.
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> >> > Server: 'pop.gmail.com'
> >> > Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800C0160
> >> > Protocol: POP3
> >> > Port: 995
> >> > Secure(SSL): Yes
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> >> > Are you saying this was somehow disabled recently?- Hide quoted text -
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> > 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....
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> 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.
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> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text - my exact conclusion -- that + unstable accounts/dbs = trouble. I'm
researching Thunderbird now, which seems to have some sort of hotmail
plug-in, Gmail IMAP support, many add3rd party add-ins, and also can
synch your contacts with other applications using a Plaxo account
(that is still in beta but worth a shot).