Dear Mr. VanderMolen: I have done all of the various suggestions including
recreating an email account, checking and unchecking boxes for
authentication. Also, I deleted any traces of McAfee and Norton and
installed the security program you recommended (avast). Any other ideas?
Thanks. Joyce


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> Go to Tools, Accounts, select that mail account, Properties, Servers.
> Make sure the box for "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
> is unchecked.
>
> If it was already unchecked, which antivirus are you running?
> Some of them are not fully compatible with Windows Mail.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>
>
> "CoCojax" <CoCojax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0D766ED9-FBAD-46AC-9D24-79FD2F614119@microsoft.com...
> >
> > I am having the same problem, mine started yesterday evening when I got home
> > after a week of vacation...
> > Keeps requesting me to sign in and when I do I receive this error message..
> >
> > Account: 'Windows Mail', Server: 'pop.broadband.rogers.com', Protocol:
> > POP3, Server Response: '-ERR popgate argument(s) missing.', Port: 110,
> > Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC91
> >
> > and then a different message...
> >
> > Account: 'Windows Mail', Server: 'pop.broadband.rogers.com', Protocol:
> > POP3, Server Response: '-ERR [AUTH] Error logging in. Please visit
> > http://mail.yahoo.com', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90,
> > Error Number: 0x800CCC92
> >
> > Seems like a lot of users are having similar problems so I am confused as to
> > why Windows has not come up with an answer...I have just completed my
> > updates...
>
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