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Old September 12th 10, 06:03 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
Gary VanderMolen
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The error "unexpectedly terminated" is usually caused by interference from
an antivirus program. Which antivirus are you running? Some of them
cause problems with Windows Mail over time. As a minimum, email
scanning in the antivirus should be turned off, although that may not be
sufficient to eliminate all bad effects. In a worst case scenario, your
antivirus may need to be uninstalled/reinstalled or replaced. A free
antivirus that is 100% compatible is available he
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials

Email scanning in any antivirus should be disabled, for reasons explained he
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm

As an alternative to replacing your antivirus, consider upgrading to
Windows Live Mail, because it is less prone to suffering bad effects
from overly intrusive antivirus programs:
http://download.live.com/wlmail

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
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"qg" wrote in message ...

Hi,

Here is the message I am receiving:

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Account: 'pop-server.cfl.rr.com', Server:
'pop-server.cfl.rr.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error
Number: 0x800CCC0F

Thanks
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qg