I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer. The
Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110. Changing
these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work again.

However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are changed
back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent. Only
when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted and
recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two settings
get changed.

No other email account is affected by this.

Help? Thanks.

Turn off e-mail scanning. This is usually what changes the settings. Your
A/V will still protect you.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
> I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer.
> The
> Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
> changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110. Changing
> these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
> again.
>
> However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are changed
> back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent. Only
> when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted and
> recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
> settings
> get changed.
>
> No other email account is affected by this.
>
> Help? Thanks.

"H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
> I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer.
> The
> Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
> changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110. Changing
> these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
> again.
>
> However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are changed
> back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent. Only
> when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted and
> recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
> settings
> get changed.
>
> No other email account is affected by this.


You are using a crappy anti-virus program that changes the settings in the
e-mail accounts.

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It was the fault of McAfee Spamkiller - it doesn't know how to deal with
POP3/SSL accounts and it shouldn't have been protecting the Gmail account.
I've removed and this problem is done with. ]

Thanks.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

> Turn off e-mail scanning. This is usually what changes the settings. Your
> A/V will still protect you.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
> > I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer.
> > The
> > Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
> > changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110. Changing
> > these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
> > again.
> >
> > However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are changed
> > back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent. Only
> > when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted and
> > recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
> > settings
> > get changed.
> >
> > No other email account is affected by this.
> >
> > Help? Thanks.
>
>

Do you have a better anti virus program that you could recommend?

"Vanguard" wrote:

> "H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
> > I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer.
> > The
> > Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
> > changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110. Changing
> > these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
> > again.
> >
> > However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are changed
> > back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent. Only
> > when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted and
> > recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
> > settings
> > get changed.
> >
> > No other email account is affected by this.
>
>
> You are using a crappy anti-virus program that changes the settings in the
> e-mail accounts.
>
> --
> __________________________________________________
> Post replies to the newsgroup - Share with others.
> E-mail: Remove "NIX" and append "#LAH" to Subject.
> __________________________________________________
>
>

I'd like to recommend AVG Free:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
or:
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww

When prompted, choose Custom Installation and *uncheck* e-mail scanning when
you see the option.

Norton (and McAfee) products are not Outlook Express friendly, and I don't
know of any OE-MVP that would recommend using them.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Longmere" <Longmere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EB5480C6-9DBD-4C6A-9740-4D7DF58478FF@microsoft.com...
> Do you have a better anti virus program that you could recommend?
>
> "Vanguard" wrote:
>
>> "H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
>> > I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer.
>> > The
>> > Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
>> > changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110.
>> > Changing
>> > these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
>> > again.
>> >
>> > However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are
>> > changed
>> > back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent.
>> > Only
>> > when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted
>> > and
>> > recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
>> > settings
>> > get changed.
>> >
>> > No other email account is affected by this.
>>
>>
>> You are using a crappy anti-virus program that changes the settings in
>> the
>> e-mail accounts.
>>
>> --
>> __________________________________________________
>> Post replies to the newsgroup - Share with others.
>> E-mail: Remove "NIX" and append "#LAH" to Subject.
>> __________________________________________________
>>
>>

I have the exact same problem with my email accounts every time that I shut
down the computer. I get the 127.0.0.1 in the incoming mail box. I turned
off McAffee but I still have the same problem. This only happens on my
laptop. I have McAffee on both computers. Any suggestions?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

> Turn off e-mail scanning. This is usually what changes the settings. Your
> A/V will still protect you.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
> > I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer.
> > The
> > Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
> > changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110. Changing
> > these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
> > again.
> >
> > However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are changed
> > back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent. Only
> > when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted and
> > recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
> > settings
> > get changed.
> >
> > No other email account is affected by this.
> >
> > Help? Thanks.
>
>

An Anti-Spam programs? If it isn't e-mail scanning, that's the second
choice.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Longmere" <Longmere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5AFBA0D1-2F55-4C09-B07D-64482FE680BD@microsoft.com...
>I have the exact same problem with my email accounts every time that I shut
> down the computer. I get the 127.0.0.1 in the incoming mail box. I
> turned
> off McAffee but I still have the same problem. This only happens on my
> laptop. I have McAffee on both computers. Any suggestions?
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> Turn off e-mail scanning. This is usually what changes the settings. Your
>> A/V will still protect you.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
>> > I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer.
>> > The
>> > Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
>> > changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110.
>> > Changing
>> > these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
>> > again.
>> >
>> > However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are
>> > changed
>> > back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent.
>> > Only
>> > when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted
>> > and
>> > recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
>> > settings
>> > get changed.
>> >
>> > No other email account is affected by this.
>> >
>> > Help? Thanks.
>>
>>

Thanks. I tried to download the grisoft and I got an error that there was a
corrupted file. I'll keep trying.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

> I'd like to recommend AVG Free:
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
> or:
> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww
>
> When prompted, choose Custom Installation and *uncheck* e-mail scanning when
> you see the option.
>
> Norton (and McAfee) products are not Outlook Express friendly, and I don't
> know of any OE-MVP that would recommend using them.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "Longmere" <Longmere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EB5480C6-9DBD-4C6A-9740-4D7DF58478FF@microsoft.com...
> > Do you have a better anti virus program that you could recommend?
> >
> > "Vanguard" wrote:
> >
> >> "H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
> >> > I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my computer.
> >> > The
> >> > Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server was
> >> > changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110.
> >> > Changing
> >> > these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
> >> > again.
> >> >
> >> > However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are
> >> > changed
> >> > back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent.
> >> > Only
> >> > when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted
> >> > and
> >> > recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
> >> > settings
> >> > get changed.
> >> >
> >> > No other email account is affected by this.
> >>
> >>
> >> You are using a crappy anti-virus program that changes the settings in
> >> the
> >> e-mail accounts.
> >>
> >> --
> >> __________________________________________________
> >> Post replies to the newsgroup - Share with others.
> >> E-mail: Remove "NIX" and append "#LAH" to Subject.
> >> __________________________________________________
> >>
> >>
>
>

Try the other link. Turn off your current A/V and choose Save to a folder of
your choice and Install from there. Remember to choose Custom and uncheck
e-mail scanning when you see the prompt.

Just to give you a little confidence, many of us here use AVG in this mode
and have never seen any problems.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Longmere" <Longmere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B6325C71-C919-4D24-AB20-E4921EA60BFF@microsoft.com...
> Thanks. I tried to download the grisoft and I got an error that there was
> a
> corrupted file. I'll keep trying.
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> I'd like to recommend AVG Free:
>> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
>> or:
>> http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww
>>
>> When prompted, choose Custom Installation and *uncheck* e-mail scanning
>> when
>> you see the option.
>>
>> Norton (and McAfee) products are not Outlook Express friendly, and I
>> don't
>> know of any OE-MVP that would recommend using them.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "Longmere" <Longmere@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EB5480C6-9DBD-4C6A-9740-4D7DF58478FF@microsoft.com...
>> > Do you have a better anti virus program that you could recommend?
>> >
>> > "Vanguard" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "H Stevens" <HStevens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:49FB690B-C7AE-416F-85E8-4F11E8741F9F@microsoft.com...
>> >> > I've added a Gmail account to OE. It worked. I restarted my
>> >> > computer.
>> >> > The
>> >> > Gmail account no longer worked because: the incoming (POP3) server
>> >> > was
>> >> > changed to 127.0.0.1 and the incoming port was changed to 110.
>> >> > Changing
>> >> > these back to pop.gmail.com and 995 allows the Gmail account to work
>> >> > again.
>> >> >
>> >> > However, every time I restart my computer, those two settings are
>> >> > changed
>> >> > back again to 127... and 110. That's every time - it's consistent.
>> >> > Only
>> >> > when I restart my computer - not when OE is restarted. I've deleted
>> >> > and
>> >> > recreated the account and the situation remains the same - those two
>> >> > settings
>> >> > get changed.
>> >> >
>> >> > No other email account is affected by this.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> You are using a crappy anti-virus program that changes the settings in
>> >> the
>> >> e-mail accounts.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> __________________________________________________
>> >> Post replies to the newsgroup - Share with others.
>> >> E-mail: Remove "NIX" and append "#LAH" to Subject.
>> >> __________________________________________________
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>