Many thanks for that, it's fixed. The hosts file didn't have 127.0.0.1 against localhost and I couldn't find any way to change the file so replaced localhost in Thunderbird with 127.0.0.1 as you suggested and everything's back to normal. OK, I've just run Notepad as Administrator and it saved the file......great, thanks again.
On Mar 11, 7:22 pm, alanrf <[email protected]> wrote: > The last one may well be a clue. That file should contain a line that > defines "localhost". > > The file should look like this: > > # Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp. > # > # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. > # > # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each > # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should > # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host > name. > # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one > # space. > # > # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual > # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. > # > # For example: > # > # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server > # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > So if it does not look as it does above you need to make it do so. > Otherwise you need to replace every instance of "localhost" in your > Thunderbird settings with: > > 127.0.0.1 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Mar 11, 11:07 am, Abaconian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, As of yesterday my Thunderbird has stopped working, giving the > > message 'Failed to connect to server localhost' I've tried > > reinstalling everything and still get the same message. I'm running > > Vista Home Edition, Thunderbird 2.0.0.19, Webmail 1.3.2, Webmail- > > Hotmail 1.2.2. Kaspersky Antivirus and Windows Firewall. Apart from > > the usual antivirus updates, the only thing I can see out of the > > ordinary is that Windows Defender cleaned out this file C:\Windows > > \system32\drivers\etc\hosts yesterday. Any suggestions please? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
