Having trouble getting mail via POP - using Apple Mail and configuration is pop.spamcop.net port 110 password auth

Was working less than an hour ago - now won't pull mail... not sure cause - webmail working fine, just not POP account access.

Admin Edit: extracted from http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8724 .. that issue is about the inability to even ping the server .... the issue involved here seems to be a failure of the POP server .... I have multiple PMs currently complaining abou tthis .... this 'new' post will be used as the starting post of a 'new' Topic in a different Forum section.

Is there a problem with the Spamcop POP3 server at the moment? I can get to the "Webmail" site with no problems, but when I try to download my mail via POP3 my client (Outlook Express) connects, but then just times out without trying to authorise.

I'm connecting to "mail.spamcop.net".

Regards,

Chris

Admin Edit: Merged this new post into an existing Topic (which actually didn't exist when Chris made this post)

YES! The POP is dead. Don't know if Wazoo can page JT this time of night or not...hope so.

DT

Thanks, Wazoo...now, a little sleep would probably be a good idea. :-)

DT

my pop is dead too - didn't change anything - even without Kaspersky KIS 7.0


using Eudora 7.1.0.9

Admin Edit: this post and following replies moved/merged into this Discussion

you're replying in the wrong topic...this is a sub-forum for setup issues....look at the topics out in the main Email forum....here's a link to the active topic on this issue:

http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8733

dt

Unfortunately it's the start of the working day here in the UK . Never mind - as long as JT is aware of it; at least Webmail's OK. Hopefully it'll be back later in the day.

Same sentiments here, reaching the end of the business day in Japan. At least Webmail works.

Richard

same in germany...

I "fixed" it with a special email-account thet is not checked by spamcop.

1. I collect all my POPs by spamcop
2. I forward all the email to unchecked[at]xyz.de instead of getting them from the spamcop-POP
(it's done here)


bye by martin

Same here too
Manchester, UK

I can occasionally "telnet mail.spamcop.net 110" other times, it just fails.
Ping is ok
resolves to the correct address: 216.154.195.50 (going off what I found on other posts)

Glad it isn't me.....says he patiently waiting...;-)

Sorry Peter - are you saying that the POP3 server is working for you???

Regards,

Chris

No Chris it isn't. I'm getting my mail at the webmail interface as we speak.

Thanks for the clarification - I'm doing the same . I was just worried then for a minute that it was still broken for me, but working for you!

Cheers,

Chris

The trouble with the webmail interface is I don't see any pics in my email

Looks like it's fixed - I've just had a successful mail download.

Thanks, JT!

All is well here too, thanks.

I believe that PaulJW was experiencing problems before the temporary POP issue arose. Now that POP3 is working again, you may like to retry your Outlook settings and report back if you continue to have difficulties.

Andrew

Glad it's fixed, but where is the "confession" of what went wrong? That's supposed to be on the webmail login page, as a "news" item.

DT