Vista - The TCP/IP connection was unexpectedly terminated by the server...

it has happened to me using usnet/news server after weeks of no problems and
no settings have been changed to my knowledge. i'm on a cable system and they
say it is due to my norton or windows based security systems





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jud8979

"jud8979" <jud8979@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B8D7161F-1ECD-457C-9FF6-88D7F93F91D7@xxxxxxProblems from Norton don't always show up at once. For most versions of
the Norton antivirus software, at least, the only way to stop it from
causing
problems is to uninstall the Norton program.

You may then want to install a replacement antivirus program, such as
avast! or AVG. Either one should get a custom install that tells it to
leave
out the part that scans email.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=aff

i completely bailed out of norton although it was uninstalled...it still
shows in the install/uninstall program and the original problem is still there
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jud8979


"robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:

You may need to run this program to clean up what the uninstall
left behind:

<http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039>

You may even need to remove your email account under Windows
Mail, then restart Windows Mail and create the account again.

"jud8979" <jud8979@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2289B910-BABE-45EE-AEDA-C6E77BB5BE6D@xxxxxx

no change and i deleted the accounts and set them up again...no change
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jud8979


"robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:

"jud8979" wrote:
I have the same error message but a different set of circumstances. I can
download my messages just fine from my server's news link. It is
msnews.microsoft.com that is giving me a headache. I get the
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
"The TCP/IP connection was unexpectedly terminated by the server.

Configuration

Account:Microsoft Communities
Server msnews.microsoft.com
Protocal:NNTP
Port 119
Secure(SSL):0
Code:800ccc0f
/////////////////////////////////////////////

I have tried putting the login info in the General tab and that does now
work. The headers download so I can even see the message headers of what I
post from www.microsoft.com.... but it will not download the message

The msnews.microsoft.com server does not use login. Be sure to leave
the username and password fields blank.

Incidentally, that error message looks like it came from Windows Live Mail
(WLM). WLM questions should normally be posted to the WLM newsgroup.
Via the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...e.mail.desktop

or via your WLM news reader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"dkat" <dkat@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:EC7D6307-8308-46C8-8BEF-A23674384847@xxxxxx

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
No the message comes from Vista's Mail application - I have not downloaded
Windows Live Mail and probably won't - did not like it when I tried it.

When the changes I made to the Account did not work - I set everything back
to the default however in General it would not allow me to remove the name
and email addresses.

You must have hand-typed the error message and reformatted it.
There is a distinct difference in the formatting style of an error message
from WM compared to one from WLM.
In general we don't recommend hand-typing an error message because
invariably typos creep in.

Windows Mail insists on having some sort of name and email address
in the General properties screen of a news account.
However, there is no requirement that the name or email address be
genuine. In fact, one should never post in newsgroups with your real
email address because it will get picked up by spammers.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"dkat" <dkat@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:26CF766F-EE5D-4C5D-A9D8-725A6E0AFE94@xxxxxx

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
Yes I typed it in and the format is the font the web gives me (the layout
was close to the window I was given) - how else would you suggest I relay the
error message?That being said this does not address the issue at hand - just
take my word for it that I'm using Windows Mail and not some other app - this
is the message word for word that is given.

I deleted the news account and put it back in. At first it appeared that
this fixed the problem but it hasn't. Some messages will download - others
won'. and the message is always the same.


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
"The TCP/IP connection was unexpectedly terminated by the server.

Configuration

Account:Microsoft Communities
Server msnews.microsoft.com
Protocal:NNTP
Port 119
Secure(SSL):0
Code:800ccc0f
/////////////////////////////////////////////