zone alarm wrecking havoc !

[Computer]

I just dl 'd zone alarm because I now have highspeed and need a firewall. Now, I can't get any email. My dad is still trying to get our account working and I think he did but since we've had zonealarm it gives us a connection error everytime we try to open outlook express. If we dissable ZA we can read our emails but that's kind of a pain to be dissabling and enabling back and forth. I have already tried turning off the email protection in the email part of ZA but that didn't seem to do anything.
Help!

Thanks

[stroyal]

Go into program control/programs and see what you have blocked.
make sure your mail program has a green check.

[Pexster]

Also check your server settings inside OE. Sometimes security programs change them without telling you (although I haven't known ZA to do this). For instance, PC-cillin will change your pop-server to "local host."

[Computer]

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account: 'pop1.sympatico.ca', Server: 'pop1.sympatico.ca', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F

This is the error I get when i try to open OE Only when ZA is enabled.

I'm not to literate with email settings or internet settings so please don't get too technical without explaining yourself.

Thanks

[[Neo770]]

um I had something similar happen..

If you have any virus checkers on give them full access to the net in zone alarm and try it then.

[ntsu75]

I am having the same problems as Computer. OE kept giving me errors, unable to recognize my connection. I finally contacted my ISP, who suggest I disable ZA. Once I did that, I was able to send/receive email. Still having a problem, with OE, able to recieve emails but can not read them. Everytime I try to read them the system hangs, I end up going into the task manager and end the task

[The-Stranger]

have u blocked anything else like generic services or summat like that

that is xp trying to use the internet to perform standard tests

also try going into OE and turn off ssl in the options in your mail acc

that is prob it

[Starfury_2260]

he probably clicked no when zonealarm came up asking if a program (like an antivirus email scanner or OE itself) asked to connect to the internet.

first thing do you have a virus scanner?

[wackyrich]

you need to allow generic host process to communicate with the internet or you will continue to have those problems... however u never have to let anything run as a server, so whenit asks you if you would like to allow it to access the internet select yes and then when it asks you to allow to act as a server select no...

[The-Stranger]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by wackyrich
[B]however u never have to let anything run as a server,

not technically true - p2p progs etc want server rights if u r sharing

generic host process thats what it was that xp uses to communicate with the internet
lol

couldnt remember