We can't ping the website and/or mail server. The host apparently blacklisted our office IP because of too many bad login attempts to the pop3 server.
Gee, I wonder who made too many attempts to log in with a bad password? ________________________________ From: Mike Copeland <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:41 PM Subject: Re: [NF] all of a sudden pop3 not working, client losing mind ....uh....first, are we talking about sending email still? Getting email? All of the above and some general HTTP protocol thrown in? It's all Internet, but it's like trying to drink from a waterfall to approach the problem with an "all of the above" scheme. Narrow down the scope. Focus on one part of the problem. Can you use telnet and connect between the "bad" workstation and the email server? Use port 110 or 587 for IN bound email. Use ports 25 and 993 for OUT bound email. telnet pop.emailserver.com 110 (or 587, or 25, or 993) Maybe it's just me, but Tracert is a bit low level for just trying to determine why your workstation can't get email (POP3). Or are you saying that they can't browse (HTTP) either? Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NF] all of a sudden pop3 not working, client losing mind From: Michael Madigan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 9/13/2012 1:35 PM I was on the phone with Optonline and they had me do a tracert on our mail server. It goes through 13 hops and then dies at 13 61 ms 55 ms 54 ms po2.car02.dllstx4.networklayer.com [70.87.254.62] everything after that times out. This is the first time I have ever experienced an issue where a specific website stops being able to be reached. What now? ________________________________ From: Mike Copeland <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [NF] all of a sudden pop3 not working, client losing mind Good point...many ISPs recommend that you try port 587 for POP3 instead of 110. My experience has been that sometimes it works better with 110, sometimes the same ISP will work better with 587 depending on the workstation and email client software. You might also consider setting up the client software for IMAP instead of POP3. First, though, try to determine if you have an IN or an OUT problem. Isolate, divide, conquer. Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NF] all of a sudden pop3 not working, client losing mind From: roger <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 9/13/2012 1:26 PM I had the same problem with Comcast they changed the port from 25 to 993 and 110 to 587. Suddenly no emails went through what a pain So go and check if you are having the same issues -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] all of a sudden pop3 not working, client losing mind They won't have any effect on each (the ports). Are you getting any kind of error msg? Have you, temporarily, disabled the firewall on that workstation? Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Michael Madigan <[email protected]> wrote: I know, that's what I'm trying to explain to him but he's becoming belligerent. How can opening up port 25 have anything to do with port 110? I've never blocked 110 on any of his computers. ________________________________ From: Mike Copeland <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [NF] all of a sudden pop3 not working, client losing mind POP3 is inbound and uses port 110 SMTP is outbound email and uses port 25 The are totally separate processes. Mike -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [NF] all of a sudden pop3 not working, client losing mind From: Michael Madigan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 9/13/2012 11:56 AM All of a sudden my client's pop3 isn't working, and client is losing his mind. I changed the router to open up a users port 25 for a new user on the system, and coincidentally his incoming email doesn't work. So I set his router back to the way it was, even though I've never blocked Pop3 ever, and it still doesn't work. What are some things that can affect pop3? He says he can get the email when he takes his laptop home, but not at the office. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -[excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
