Outlook Express arbitrarily changes the POP3 server to 127.0.0.1
Ive seen this many times
Any fix?
This issue occures with Windows 98 as well
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Outlook Express arbitrarily changes the POP3 server to 127.0.0.1
Ive seen this many times
Any fix?
This issue occures with Windows 98 as well
Sounds like you may have a virus, it maybe trying to give out info from outlook to the virus maker.
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Originally posted by PCSolutions:
Outlook Express arbitrarily changes the POP3 server to 127.0.0.1
Ive seen this many times
Any fix?
This issue occures with Windows 98 as well
PC are you running Norton Anti Virus, I have the same thing happening and the tech at the cable company told me it is a Norton and some times McAfee thing. Hope it is the same thing for your sake, according to the tech there is no cause for concern and you can go into your email settings and change it back. But if you are running virus scan on your email it will just come right back.
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I read among these pages that NAV 5.x up screens the mail before it is sent to the Outlook Express. That address it the intermediate source.
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A virus is not possible but thanks
I have seen this issue on my system with Norton 2000 & the most recent virus signatures. Tis is not a virus
I have had clients call me on this issue.
Its a pain because their email no longer works. Change the POP3 server addres from 127.0.0.1 to yours
Why does Outlook Express randomly do that on multiple random systems?
I cannot find this issue documented but it does happen
A virus is not possible but thanks
I have seen this issue on my system with Norton 2000 & the most recent virus signatures. Tis is not a virus
I have had clients call me on this issue.
Its a pain because their email no longer works. Change the POP3 server addres from 127.0.0.1 to yours
Why does Outlook Express randomly do that on multiple random systems?
I cannot find this issue documented but it does happen
Now I reread the posts. Norton is a possibility
PC, did you have a look at the link i posted in the other topic to the post at TG's by sourdaisy?
Clearly attributed to PC-Cilln or Norton
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Email Protection
Norton AntiVirus 2000 includes an email protection feature that scans attachments for viruses as they are being retrieved. It provides an additional layer of protection to Auto-Protect alone, though your system can be secure without it.
Without Email Protection enabled, your email program connects directly to the mail server and downloads the mail. Email Protection creates a step in between: it sets up a proxy server on your computer. Your email program connects to the proxy server, rather than the mail server; the proxy server then connects to the mail server, downloads the mail, and scans it for viruses. Then, and only then, does your email program receive the email.
Since, in this process, your email program never connects directly to your Internet Service Provider's (ISP) mail server, it must be configured to connect to the proxy server instead of the mail server. The address it uses is 127.0.0.1. This IP address is known as the loopback address; it simply indicates "this computer."
Norton AntiVirus also changes your user name. For example, if your user name is "gsmith" and your mail server is "mail.worldservice.com", the text in the program's user name settings box would be changed from "gsmith" to "gsmith/mail.worldservice.com." When NAV's email proxy server receives a logon, it divides this back into the user name and the server name, then connects to the specified mail server.
These are the only changes that Norton AntiVirus makes to your email program.
What if you cannot receive email with these settings?
On most computers and with most ISP's, email protection works without any problem. There are, however, some cases in which the proxy server cannot connect to the mail server. Your email program connects to the proxy server and asks for mail, so the proxy tries to connect to the mail server--and fails. Your email program eventually reports an error, because it does not receive a response. For more information on what can prevent Norton AntiVirus from connecting to your ISP's mail server, please see the document Cannot Use NAV Email Protection with Internet Service Provider's Email System.
The other possibility is that, for some reason, the proxy server, POProxy.exe, is not starting. This usually stems from a timing issue when your computer starts up and POProxy tries to load. For more information, please see the document How to Resolve POProxy.exe Timing Conflicts.
How can you change the settings back?
The easiest way to change the settings back, is to disable Email Protection. Disabling Email Protection looks at the user name in your email program, looking for a "/" character. It then keeps the settings before the "/" for the user name and changes the server name back to whatever was after the "/" (after deleting 127.0.0.1 from the server name). For example, if Email Protection changed the user name to "gsmith/mail.worldservice.com", and you disabled Email Protection, it would change the user name back to "gsmith" and the server name back to "mail.worldservice.com".
You can also manually change the settings back; please consult your ISP or your email program's Help menu for instructions on how to do this.
NOTE: If you do not disable Email Protection, the settings may be changed back after certain actions, such as running LiveUpdate. It is recommended that you disable Email Protection if you are going to reconfigure your program.
Follow these steps to disable NAV's email protection:
1. Start Norton AntiVirus, then click Options.
2. In the Options list, select Email Protection.
3. Uncheck "Enable email protection (recommended)," then click OK.
Norton AntiVirus will restore the settings, POProxy will no longer load, and Email Protection will no longer be enabled on your computer.
If you disable Email Protection, is your computer still safe from email viruses?
Disabling Email Protection does not leave you vulnerable to viruses and malicious software in email. It is a separate layer of protection in addition to Auto-Protect. Auto-Protect scans any incoming files, including email, as they are saved to your hard drive. As long as you keep your virus definitions up to date with LiveUpdate, and keep Auto-Protect enabled and set to scan files as they are created or downloaded, your system is fully protected.
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