GMail POP Access

Appears to be dead ?

I'm not alone

http://www.google.com/support/forum/...34cd7f27&hl=en

Anyone else ?

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Mark
Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

www.paras.org.uk

On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:46:52 +0000
Mark Carver <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Appears to be dead ?
>
> I'm not alone
>
> http://www.google.com/support/forum/...34cd7f27&hl=en
>
> Anyone else ?
>

You might find this to be of help.
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

or not.
--
Davey.

On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:29:07 +0000, Davey wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:46:52 +0000
> Mark Carver <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Appears to be dead ?
>>
>> I'm not alone
>>
>> http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?
tid=24d7a27e34cd7f27&hl=en
>>
>> Anyone else ?
>>
>>
> You might find this to be of help.
> http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
>
> or not.

Does that site use the POP3 protocol?

On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:32:04 -0600
Deux <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:29:07 +0000, Davey wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:46:52 +0000
> > Mark Carver <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> Appears to be dead ?
> >>
> >> I'm not alone
> >>
> >> http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?
> tid=24d7a27e34cd7f27&hl=en
> >>
> >> Anyone else ?
> >>
> >>
> > You might find this to be of help.
> > http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
> >
> > or not.
>
> Does that site use the POP3 protocol?
>

I think it just tries to connect to your queried site, and reports if
it gets a response or not.
--
Davey.

Davey wrote:

> Deux<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:29:07 +0000, Davey wrote:
>>
>>> Mark Carver<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Appears to be dead ?
>>>> Anyone else ?
>>>>
>>> http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
>>
>> Does that site use the POP3 protocol?
>
> I think it just tries to connect to your queried site, and reports if
> it gets a response or not.

Yes, but connecting on port 80, doesn't have much relevance to
connecting on port 110

Mark Carver wrote, on 06/12/2011 18:46:
> Appears to be dead ?
>
> I'm not alone
>
> http://www.google.com/support/forum/...34cd7f27&hl=en
>
>
> Anyone else ?
>

It's currently working for me (2238 Hrs) using Thunderbird 8 under Win7
via a BT Infinity connection.

--
Dave N

On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:39:16 +0000
Andy Burns <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Davey wrote:
>
> > Deux<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:29:07 +0000, Davey wrote:
> >>
> >>> Mark Carver<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Appears to be dead ?
> >>>> Anyone else ?
> >>>>
> >>> http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
> >>
> >> Does that site use the POP3 protocol?
> >
> > I think it just tries to connect to your queried site, and reports
> > if it gets a response or not.
>
> Yes, but connecting on port 80, doesn't have much relevance to
> connecting on port 110
>

Maybe not. I was just offering some possible help. I don't profess to
know the ins and outs.
But that site might be of help at some time in the future.
--
Davey.

Andy Burns wrote:
> Davey wrote:
>
>> Deux<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:29:07 +0000, Davey wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mark Carver<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Appears to be dead ?
>>>>> Anyone else ?
>>>>>
>>>> http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
>>>
>>> Does that site use the POP3 protocol?
>>
>> I think it just tries to connect to your queried site, and reports if
>> it gets a response or not.
>
> Yes, but connecting on port 80, doesn't have much relevance to
> connecting on port 110
>
well it does actually.

It proves you can reach the machine.

Mind you there probly isn't an open port 80 on a pop mail machine...

Try telnet <machine name> 110

Mark Carver wrote...

> Anyone else ?
>
Ok here via Thunderbird.

--
Ken O'Meara
http://www.btinternet.com/~unsteadyken/

Mark Carver <(E-Mail Removed)> considered Tue, 06 Dec 2011
18:46:52 +0000 the perfect time to write:

>Appears to be dead ?
>
>I'm not alone
>
>http://www.google.com/support/forum/...34cd7f27&hl=en
>
>Anyone else ?

Was for a while, then got lazarised.