[Eagleno36]

I have a BT Yahoo Premium Mail account for email, which I view on my laptop using Windows Mail. Everything has been working smoothly for months until last Friday morning, since when I have been unable to send or receive emails using Windows Mail (my BT Yahoo account is still working fine directly on the webpage and via blackberry). The error message I am getting is:

The host 'mail.btinternet.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: 'mail.btinternet.com', Server: 'mail.btinternet.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

As I said, everything has been working fine for ages and I have not changed any settings to cause this error. The only explanantion I can think of is that we were away on holiday for a week, the email worked fine on the first evening of our return, but the followiong morning when switching on there was an automatic update which, I think, installed InternetExplorer8. It is the only thing I can think of to explain the sudden change. Even more curiously, while internet access has remained 99% fine I cannot visit any Microsoft website!! Each time I try there is an error message! Has anyone experienced a similar problem and can anyone help with the solution?

Our Broadband is not via BT as we are in the deep country and there is no ADSL here, and no cable either. Instead we have to use a domestic satellite internet arrangement (Tooway modem).

Many thanks