POP3 Protocol Error Returned

co...@vermeule.demon.nl

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Dec 26, 2000, 4:00:14 PM12/26/00

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Hello,

I'm having problems retrieving messages from my ISP's popserver.
I have different mailboxes with different usename/passwords. It is obvious
to me that
this is the cause of the problem since trying to retrieve messages from
ONE mailbox
works fine. My question is if anyone knows a workaround for this problem.
By the way I am using Notes Client version 5.05.

Thanks in advance.
CV

Danny Lawrence

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Dec 26, 2000, 10:50:56 PM12/26/00

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What exactly are you trying to do? Do you have multiple POP accounts
at one ISP? Do you also have multiple account documents in your PNAB
to download them? If this is the case I wonder if the problem is that
your ISP's server won't let you log out and right back in with another
username/ID?

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co...@vermeule.demon.nl

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Dec 27, 2000, 7:10:12 AM12/27/00

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I have multiple pop accounts at one ISP. The problem occurs after creating
the second account document. Creating a second account document for a
pop account at a different ISP is not a problem. I wonder the problem
exists on the ISP site because other mail clients do not cause
this problem.

CV

David

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Dec 27, 2000, 2:10:22 PM12/27/00

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co...@vermeule.demon.nl wrote:

>I have multiple pop accounts at one ISP. The problem occurs after creating
>the second account document. Creating a second account document for a
>pop account at a different ISP is not a problem. I wonder the problem
>exists on the ISP site because other mail clients do not cause
>this problem.
>

I just noticed this too. I cannot get more than 1 account on the same
POP mail server to work - it won't even create the additional entry on
the replicator page. Multiple accounts as such work OK.

I ended up with all accounts returning the POP3 protocol error but I
deleted all entries from the replicator tab and the accounts and
recreated them. I'm left with just one account giving the error now.

Dominic Wyss

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Dec 27, 2000, 3:20:32 PM12/27/00

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I just found a workaround.

it really seems to be the server name which causes the problem.
so if your pop3 server name is pop.isp.com, use just isp.com as the
server name in the other pop account document.
it worked for me.
of course your ISP must configured his mail server to work this way.

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co...@vermeule.demon.nl

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Dec 27, 2000, 4:25:53 PM12/27/00

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Unfortunately this workaround does not work for me. The error
I get here is: host name is unknown.
Additionately I tried (on suggestion of my ISP) to activate
the SMTP protocol in order to retrieve messages, but also
no luck on that.

Dominic Wyss

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Dec 27, 2000, 7:17:25 PM12/27/00

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> I get here is: host name is unknown.

so your ISP doesn't have an alternate name for your mailserver.
bad luck. (or try with mail.isp.com)

> the SMTP protocol in order to retrieve messages, but also

SMTP is for sending mails, this won't work for you...

br...@mcn.pl

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Jan 25, 2001, 8:43:42 AM1/25/01

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The problem is different. Even if You have configured the POP3 account
correctly, it will not work sometimes. In the ISP logs there is written,
that you have written a wrong password!