Wow... thanks for everyones help with this problem.
That was certainly the exact problem and it's working well now.... :-)
One last thing and this should do the trick with my setup... I need to
setup qmail-smtpd and this was quoted as something I need to install, as
below.. where can I get this from?
Answer: Three steps. First, install tcp-wrappers, available separately,
including hosts_options. Second, change your qmail-smtpd line in
inetd.conf to
Many thanks,
Kevin Smith
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Kevin Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: Desperate for help
> Kevin Smith wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've partly managed to setup qmail, but I find that I cannot get my
client
> > PC to check whether there is email awaiting me on the mailserver, it
comes
> > back with this error using Outlook Express when attempting to check the
> > mailserver, any ideas what this means?
> >
> > The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'DWS', Server:
> > 'dwshop2.dedic.web.xara.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL):
No,
> > Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Kevin Smith
>
> I am no expert here but I was able to find some SMALL info about these
> error codes on M$ web site after a bit of a search. It may help towards
> finding the problem.
> Search for "0x800CCC0E".
>
> Dave.
>
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> Smart Radio Systems Phone: 02 64525555 Fax: 02 64524317
> Cooma, NSW 2630, Australia
> Secretary Cooma Bushfire Brigade
>
