Re: Desperate - I Can't Connet To Netzero

Just to let everyone know: I've contacted Mark directly off-
group, as his suggestions have been very helpful so far.

I've also followed Eduardo's suggestion and got Thunderbird
connection information from Netzero. There doesn't
appear to be too much here that looks to be a clue into my problem,
but I include it here, in case anyone picks up anything I couldn't:

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To Configure Thunderbird:
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1. Double click the "Thunderbird" icon.
2. From the "Tools" menu, select "Account Settings."
3. Click the "Add Account" button.
4. In the "New Account Setup" screen check "Email" and click
"Next."
5. Under "User Information," enter the following:
a. In the "Your Name" box, type your name the way
you want it
to appear to people receiving your email.
b. In the "Email Address" box, enter your email
address
including @netzero.net (i.e. memberid@xxxxxxxxxxx).
6. Under "Server Information," enter the following:
a. In the "Incoming mail server (POP3)" box, type:
pop.netzero.net.
b. In the "Outgoing mail server (SMTP)" box, type:
authsmtp.netzero.net
9. Click "Use TLS" if available (While using a third party ISP
click the
"TLS" button under "Use secure connection"). Click "Next."
10. In the "Incoming User Name" text box, type your username.
11. Leave the "Outgoing User Name" text box blank.
12. Click "Next."
12. In the "Account name" text box, type your complete email address,
including
@netzero.net. Click "Next."
13. When the "Congratulations!? screen appears, click "Finish."
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Again, thanks to everyone for whatever help you've given so far,
and any help you'll give me going forward!!



-Joe Melillo

joemelillo@xxxxxxxxxxx

On Oct 7, 9:56 pm, Mark Crispin <M...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 7 Oct 2007, joemeli...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
[Can't connect to pop.netzero.net,110: Refused (10061)]

This is an important error message. It tells me (the author of the POP3
support code in Pine) exactly what happened. It also tells me that you
are using PC Pine, not Unix Pine (you neglected to mention this).

The question is *why* it happened. Eduardo's suggestion, while good in
different contexts, isn't useful here.

I would like you to try the following test.

From the Windows start button, choose the "Run..." option, and enter
one of the following commands:
telnet 64.136.52.34 110
telnet 64.136.44.34 110

What happens? You should get a window with text starting with
+ OK POP3 server ready
You can type QUIT in this window, followed by Enter, to get rid of it.

Did you get that window?

If you did NOT get that window, then there is a firewall someplace that is
preventing you from connecting to the POP3 server. It may be on your
network, it may be in your local router/NAT box, or it may be in the new
anti-virus software you installed at about the time that the problem
occurred.

If you got that window, then choose the "Run..." from the start button
again, and this time enter
telnet pop.netzero.net 110
What happens?

If you did NOT get that window this time (meaning that you get the window
in going by the numbers and not by the name), then you may have been
hacked. Take a look at the file
%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Is there any entry in there OTHER than the comments (lines starting with
#) and the
127.0.0.1 localhost
line? In particular, is there an entry for pop.netzero.net? If there is,
then you have been hacked and you need to find and expert to make your
computer safe to use again.

I don't want to scare you. There is a 99.9% chance that it's some
firewall and not hacker. But you need to do these tests now.

If you like, you can contact me directly to continue this conversation
instead of the newsgroup.

-- Mark --

http://staff.washington.edu/mrc
Science does not emerge from voting, party politics, or public debate.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.


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