E-Mail connection

Question

After years of no problems  today my e-mail acc has gone wrong.My incoming mail server has changed from what it should be to 127.0.0.1 and will not allow me to connect to my e-mail account. if i change it back via the properties box to the correct one yhen it all works again ok.However when i reboot it 'defaults' back to 127.0.0.1 . i have run a full syware adaware and virus scans and all is ok also done a system restore BUT all it still defaults back to the wrong server address.Any one any ideas please as to what is causeing this and how to stop it happening  ???????

daltoni · Answer

Tried both of those thanks and the problem will still not go away any other ideas ?? thanks

daltoni · Answer

Done that as well they got me to totaly 'start from scratch' with all my connection setting which i did and then informed me that it was all ok and it was not their problem and wished me luck with sorting it out !!!! wonderfull service (not) thanks for trying to help it is much appreaciated!!!

joe53 · Answer

The next thing would be to contact your ISP, to see if they made any recent changes, and to confirm your proper settings.

joe53 · Answer

Hi:

127.0.0.1 is your localhost, and several Anti-virus and spam filtering programs make that change.

If you are using any email scanners in your AV or firewall, or any anti-spam filtering programs,

try disabling them.

It is also possible some malware is involved here. I would go to TrendMicro's Housecall site and

get an online scan.

daltoni · Answer

outlook express Will start working through those suggested in the link thanks !!!

joe53 · Answer

What email are you using? If it is Outlook Express, there are some suggestions that might help here:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/oerepair.mspx

daltoni · Answer

Tried the above link tips still no luck !!!

joe53 · Answer

I'm no expert on OE, but if that were happening to me I would want to absolutely
rule out the presence of malware using a HijackThis log, and posting that log in the
HijackThis forum for the experts to analyze. The anti-spyware programs you are
using might be missing something.

Full instructions on how to obtain this freeware, and how to use it are pinned to the
top of that forum here:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_hijack&message.id=4987

Print out the instructions and be sure to follow them exactly. Do not attempt to 'fix' anything with that program
without an expert's advice.

Good luck.

Windows General

E-Mail connection

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