Vista - Why did this fix it?

09-24-2009

Error I couldn't solve for weeks with help from Techs: Server:
'pop3.frontier.com'
Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC0E
Protocol: POP3
Port: 110
Secure(SSL): No
Socket Error: 10060

So I was looking the error up online, and someone mentioned checking the
firewall settings on the router (that have been set up for years mind you).
I changed the setting from high to med....closed the router connections and I
got all of my emails working again. Could someone tell me why this fixed my
problem when I have been checking my emails on the other computers using the
same router?

09-25-2009

I don't know. My router doesn't have security settings.
Sounds like a situation of 'too many cooks in the kitchen' to me.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen

"shisey" <shiseywhynot@newsgroup> wrote in message news:697713D3-0A64-4570-9758-BCEFD11C05C0@newsgroup

Quote:

> Error I couldn't solve for weeks with help from Techs: Server:
> 'pop3.frontier.com'
> Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC0E
> Protocol: POP3
> Port: 110
> Secure(SSL): No
> Socket Error: 10060
>
> So I was looking the error up online, and someone mentioned checking the
> firewall settings on the router (that have been set up for years mind you).
> I changed the setting from high to med....closed the router connections and I
> got all of my emails working again. Could someone tell me why this fixed my
> problem when I have been checking my emails on the other computers using the
> same router?

**CrucialHoax** · 09-25-2009

Your router firewall probably wasn't allowing the POP3 server packets through to your connection. That or it wasn't allowing any traffic to that certain connection. Router settings are very picky.

09-24-2009	#1 (permalink)
shisey n/a posts	Why did this fix it? Error I couldn't solve for weeks with help from Techs: Server: 'pop3.frontier.com' Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC0E Protocol: POP3 Port: 110 Secure(SSL): No Socket Error: 10060 So I was looking the error up online, and someone mentioned checking the firewall settings on the router (that have been set up for years mind you). I changed the setting from high to med....closed the router connections and I got all of my emails working again. Could someone tell me why this fixed my problem when I have been checking my emails on the other computers using the same router?
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09-25-2009	#2 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen n/a posts	Re: Why did this fix it? I don't know. My router doesn't have security settings. Sounds like a situation of 'too many cooks in the kitchen' to me. -- Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/def...le/vandermolen "shisey" <shiseywhynot@newsgroup> wrote in message news:697713D3-0A64-4570-9758-BCEFD11C05C0@newsgroup Quote: > Error I couldn't solve for weeks with help from Techs: Server: > 'pop3.frontier.com' > Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC0E > Protocol: POP3 > Port: 110 > Secure(SSL): No > Socket Error: 10060 > > So I was looking the error up online, and someone mentioned checking the > firewall settings on the router (that have been set up for years mind you). > I changed the setting from high to med....closed the router connections and I > got all of my emails working again. Could someone tell me why this fixed my > problem when I have been checking my emails on the other computers using the > same router?
My System Specs

09-25-2009	#3 (permalink)
CrucialHoax Ubuntu 9.10 64 Bit 867 posts	Re: Why did this fix it? Your router firewall probably wasn't allowing the POP3 server packets through to your connection. That or it wasn't allowing any traffic to that certain connection. Router settings are very picky.
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