Bruce,
I too had a similar problem wherby the account connections settings (POP3
server and SMTP server) where not being retained after a reboot. This was
also on a new computer. Reading below I disabled first of all "Mcafee
VirusScan/VirusShield/Scan email and attachments" but the the same error
occurred trying to connect to the POP3 server on 127.0.0.1. I then disabled
McAfee spamkiller as well and the problem remained - i finally uninstalled
all of Mcafee virus protection and the problem still remains. Each time I
rebooted and started clean before I tested Outlook. In the current scenarion
(without any Mcafee virus protection) the dialogue box
(OE/Tools/Accounts/Propoerties/Servers) shows the correct server settings and
they get retained between reboots but OE still fails connecting to the POP3
server on 127.0.0.1.

This situation is complicated by the fact that i am debugging my mothers
cumpter 4,000 miles away in the UK. Any advise would be very much appreciated.

Thx,
Andy

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

This is usually caused by scanning e-mail, or an anti-spam program.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

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I have setup accounts in my new pc with OE6. After computer restarts the
pop3
address changes back to loopback address and the pop3 port number changes
back to the default. Thus I am not able to receive my gmails. Does anybody
know how I can fix this annoying problem.