dunno, but it looks like Valornet has been acquired by Windstream...
maybe you need to use their settings?

http://brianbit.freeshell.org/windst...lsettings.html

http://www2.windstream.net/alltel/po...spc/index.html


"Wayne" <Wayne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5726E395-4D5F-403F-8E79-5A1957F9DE36@microsoft.com...
>I get this message when I try to start up mail:
> Account: 'pop3.valornet.com', Server: 'pop3.valornet.com', Protocol: POP3,
> Server Response: '-ERR An authentication mechanism MUST be entered', Port:
> 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC18
>
> Please help, Thank you