[cmar]

On my new Win XP pro system, I cannot authenticate OE pop mail password,
which I know is correct. Same problem in Thunderbird email client.
Could there be a corrupted password file or am I lacking some XP
privileges?
Thanks, CMA

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You need to contact your Internet Service Provider for assistance
with email password issues.

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"cmar" wrote:

| On my new Win XP pro system, I cannot authenticate OE pop mail password,
| which I know is correct. Same problem in Thunderbird email client.
| Could there be a corrupted password file or am I lacking some XP
| privileges?
| Thanks, CMA

[cmar]

Password was correct. It is a Win XP problem. We know that.
Thanks, CMA

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:eRp$Pt0gFHA.2904@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You need to contact your Internet Service Provider for assistance
> with email password issues.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "cmar" wrote:
>
> | On my new Win XP pro system, I cannot authenticate OE pop mail password,
> | which I know is correct. Same problem in Thunderbird email client.
> | Could there be a corrupted password file or am I lacking some XP
> | privileges?
> | Thanks, CMA
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Check position of capslock key. Also check that you are using the correct
name and format for the username. Carey's correct in that this is not an XP
issue, it's and authentication one. Privileges have naught to do with this,
nor does a "corrupt password file" (if you're typing it in, then it's not a
file on the system). Either the user name or the password is incorrect or in
the wrong format.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"cmar" <cma16@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eDotTL1gFHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Password was correct. It is a Win XP problem. We know that.
> Thanks, CMA
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eRp$Pt0gFHA.2904@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> You need to contact your Internet Service Provider for assistance
>> with email password issues.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "cmar" wrote:
>>
>> | On my new Win XP pro system, I cannot authenticate OE pop mail
>> password,
>> | which I know is correct. Same problem in Thunderbird email client.
>> | Could there be a corrupted password file or am I lacking some XP
>> | privileges?
>> | Thanks, CMA
>>
>
>

[djcaseley]

I had a problem once authenticating my password when going through a
local POP proxy - a virus scanner. Check for this too.


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[NoStop]

After sticking his head out from his XP firewall, cmar had this to say:

> On my new Win XP pro system, I cannot authenticate OE pop mail password,
> which I know is correct. Same problem in Thunderbird email client.
> Could there be a corrupted password file or am I lacking some XP
> privileges?
> Thanks, CMA

If it's happening using both OE and Thunderbird and you're sure the
username/password pair are correct, then it's probably a problem on your
ISP's end. Contact them to fix it. Does your ISP also offer web access to
your email account? If so, try that and see whether you can get to your
mail.

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Still running XP (The Toy Operating System eXPerience)?
Kiddies, don't forget to defrag your hard drive & update your virus
definitions.
And NEVER connect to the Internet!