After installing the latest XP updates KB890830, KB905915 & KB910437 Outlook
Express returned a general error stating, "POP3 server did not respond in 60
seconds do you wish to wait or stop." Outlook express again works correctly
if I restore the computer to a date before the XP updates were installed. I
also use Norton Internet Security software and wonder if the XP updates,
Outlook Express, and Norton have a problem running
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Best for now

1. Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It provides no
additional protection and even Symantec says it's not necessary:

<paste>
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses that
are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect scans
incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email and
email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of this. To
make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep
Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have
the most recent virus definitions.
</paste>
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106

Troubleshooting error messages that you receive when you are using OL and OE
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=813514

If no joy...

2. A recent NIS update has been causing this problem for some users. See
http://service1.symantec.com/Support...05083015103436
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OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

syon wrote:
> After installing the latest XP updates KB890830, KB905915 & KB910437
> Outlook Express returned a general error stating, "POP3 server did not
> respond in 60 seconds do you wish to wait or stop." Outlook express
> again works correctly if I restore the computer to a date before the XP
> updates were installed. I also use Norton Internet Security software and
> wonder if the XP updates, Outlook Express, and Norton have a problem
> running