I don't know if this is a problem with all versions of Windows but I did face this on Windows 7 Home Premium edition.
My Outlook client stopped downloading mail 2 weeks ago after applying the latest Windows Updates that were released around the same time it stopped working. So I attributed the updates to have caused it. The error I got when an attempt was made to connect to the POP3 server was "Task '<Mail Account Name> - Receiving' reported error (0x800408FC) : 'The server name you entered can not be found on the network (it might be down temporarily). Please verify that you are online and that the server name is correct." I verified that the mail server was up and there were no changes made to its port or its name by the mail administrators. Instead of restoring my Windows to previous working state before the Windows Update, I thought I would go about trying to find out why it is not working and found that Outlook 2003 does not like IPv6 to be enabled before the client connects to the POP3 server. It had no problem connecting to the SMTP server. To get around the problem I have to disable IPv6, let Outlook connect to the POP3 server and then enable IPv6. Then it continues to work until the next time you need to restart. If you do not want to deal with un-checking IPv6 every time you restart, you can leave it unchecked if no other application needs IPv6 and Outlook works without changing the network adapter properties after a restart. I thought some of you may find this information useful if you face a similar problem on your email integrations with AR System if your POP3 mysteriously stops working. It's a flaw with <http://forums.comcast.com/t5/E-Mail-and-Xfinity-Connect-Help/Incoming-mail- server-can-not-be-found-by-Outlook-2003/m-p/1805836#M242329> Outlook 2003. This embedded link led me to its solution. The link does not say that restoring IPv6 settings after a connection is made continues to let Outlook connect until a restart but that is something that I found out with a little bit of R&D that I did for fun. Cheers Joe _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
