Windows Mail Send / Receive Issues

munchings-n-crunchings

I'm having intermittent problems sending and receiving email using Windows Mail.

My email originally is with Tiscali, so now though no fault of my own, it's TT.
It operated with no problem till about May last year.
It will work fine for a couple of days, they will not send and receive, requesting my username and passwerd, then giving the following message

Account: 'pop.tiscali.co.uk', Server: 'pop.tiscali.co.uk', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR user name is required', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC91

I have set the account up, so that my user name and password is retained, and even when I enter the username and password, it returns straight to the box requiring this information.

My operating system is windows vista, and my antivirus is Panda, if that makes any difference.

Eventually, the system finally decides to send and receive, but it's blooming frustrating when you quickly want to get things done.

Any idea's please, step by step, so I can try and resolve this

Regards
Munchie

davb

I still have a couple of old Pipex email addresses, and Pipex were taken over by Tiscalli. I find that their email servers are very unreliable, up and down all the time - which is what you are seeing (the problem is at their end). No use raising a support ticket, as the problems usually only last for an hour or so, and they will take a couple of days to respond, then say it's all ok.
The best solution is to ditch their email, and use Gmail.

Richie-from-the-Boro

munchings-n-crunchings wrote: »

I'm having intermittent problems sending and receiving email using Windows Mail.

My email originally is with Tiscali, so now though no fault of my own, it's TT.
It operated with no problem till about May last year.
It will work fine for a couple of days, they will not send and receive, requesting my username and passwerd, then giving the following message

Account: 'pop.tiscali.co.uk', Server: 'pop.tiscali.co.uk', Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR user name is required', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC91

I have set the account up, so that my user name and password is retained, and even when I enter the username and password, it returns straight to the box requiring this information.

My operating system is windows vista, and my antivirus is Panda, if that makes any difference.

Eventually, the system finally decides to send and receive, but it's blooming frustrating when you quickly want to get things done.

Any idea's please, step by step, so I can try and resolve this

Regards
Munchie

- yes stop fighting with it and use Gmail any computer, anywhere in the world, it just .. .. .. works ! and a bonus, the best spam filter bar none.

munchings-n-crunchings

Thanks both for that.

Now, sorry, but could you tell me if I can, and how do I configure a gmail acct with my i phone?

Many thanks

Munchie

davb

Someting like this you mean

munchings-n-crunchings

Gmail account set up, and now configured with my phone :T

Thanks for your advice and help.

Munchie

Richie-from-the-Boro

munchings-n-crunchings wrote: »

Gmail account set up, and now configured with my phone :T

Thanks for your advice and help.

Munchie

Glad you're sorted !

jayme1

just to jump in but this is the best way to sync gmail on your phone, it will also back up your contacts and calendar to gmail (very useful if you ever loose your phone or upgrade) (watch the vid for what it does)