Unknown Error

Running WindowsXP - SP2 with a LAN connection to the Web via my DSL line. I
do not have a dial up connection set up.

About every other day the first time I run OE6 and visit any Newsgroup, I
get an "Unknown Error Has Occurred" message. Clicking Details reveals the
following:

Configuration:
Protocol: NNTP
Port: 0
Secure(SSL): 0
Code: 80004005

This usually happens just after surfing the Web with Firefox 1.5 but not all
the time. OE6 reads my mail fine but when I go to News it fails. Closing
and reopening OE6 clears up the problem.

I have Googled the problem and found KB article 224535.

Tools/Account/News/Properties/Connection shows just two entries, Local Area
Network and Widomaker DSL. No dial up connection so Method 2 didn't seem
appropriate. Always Connect Using is set to the LAN. I set it to the DSL
connection but the problem occurred again this morning.

Can anyone help me solve this problem?

Thank you very much.

"Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
news:OiHINxWAGHA.3584@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl
> Running WindowsXP - SP2 with a LAN connection to the Web via my DSL
> line. I do not have a dial up connection set up.
>
> About every other day the first time I run OE6 and visit any
> Newsgroup, I get an "Unknown Error Has Occurred" message. Clicking
> Details reveals the following:
>
> Configuration:
> Protocol: NNTP
> Port: 0
> Secure(SSL): 0
> Code: 80004005
>
> This usually happens just after surfing the Web with Firefox 1.5 but
> not all the time. OE6 reads my mail fine but when I go to News it
> fails. Closing and reopening OE6 clears up the problem.
>
> I have Googled the problem and found KB article 224535.
>
> Tools/Account/News/Properties/Connection shows just two entries,
> Local Area Network and Widomaker DSL. No dial up connection so
> Method 2 didn't seem appropriate. Always Connect Using is set to the
> LAN. I set it to the DSL connection but the problem occurred again
> this morning.
> Can anyone help me solve this problem?
>
> Thank you very much.

1. Uncheck "Always connect to this account using:".

2. On the Advanced tab for the account make sure that the port is set to
119.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Op3Jw7WAGHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "Jack Gillis" <XXXXXXXX@widomaker.com> wrote in message
> news:OiHINxWAGHA.3584@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl
>> Running WindowsXP - SP2 with a LAN connection to the Web via my DSL
>> line. I do not have a dial up connection set up.
>>
>> About every other day the first time I run OE6 and visit any
>> Newsgroup, I get an "Unknown Error Has Occurred" message. Clicking
>> Details reveals the following:
>>
>> Configuration:
>> Protocol: NNTP
>> Port: 0
>> Secure(SSL): 0
>> Code: 80004005
>>
>> This usually happens just after surfing the Web with Firefox 1.5 but
>> not all the time. OE6 reads my mail fine but when I go to News it
>> fails. Closing and reopening OE6 clears up the problem.
>>
>> I have Googled the problem and found KB article 224535.
>>
>> Tools/Account/News/Properties/Connection shows just two entries,
>> Local Area Network and Widomaker DSL. No dial up connection so
>> Method 2 didn't seem appropriate. Always Connect Using is set to the
>> LAN. I set it to the DSL connection but the problem occurred again
>> this morning.
>> Can anyone help me solve this problem?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>
> 1. Uncheck "Always connect to this account using:".
>
> 2. On the Advanced tab for the account make sure that the port is set to
> 119.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>
>

Thank you Frank. So far so good. We will see what happens in the next day
or so.