What could be causing this? I am using Windows 7 Professional with monthly updates plus Windows 7 Firewall with Windows Firewall Control. I also use Outlook 2010 to get my email. Every day and sometimes several times a day but not every time, I will try to log in and check my email using Outlook but I will get an error message saying "Inbound.att.net Session 1" "Connection timed out" "possibly caused by a firewall". I will go back a little later and sometimes it will work and sometimes I get the same message. When it is working, it logs in almost instantly. It's like there is a timer setting somewhere that needs changing to take care of when AT&T is busier. I have tried other email programs and they are the same way. I never had this problem when I was using Emisoft Internet Security. It just started when I started using Windows Firewall. Could it be a setting in Windows Firewall? What is the difference? I've run out of ideas. P.S. Also, when it is doing this, I can SEND email with Outlook, etc. but not GET my email.
Salut, Set Windows firewall by default, Windows firewall is not responsible, ICMP (time stamp) can not be changed, and output connections are allowed. Outlook problem, or WFControl configuration problem.
I thought it was an Outlook problem too so I installed other email programs and they gave me exactly the same error and sometimes would work and sometimes not just like Outlook is doing plus Mailwasher Pro. I tried OE Classic and several others but it's been a while so I can't remember the names.
Outlook, Thunderbird > ports 80, 443 et 993, in this software, and in the outbound firewall . - thunderbird.exe 5032 TCP 62357 192.168.1.1* 443 https 35.161.44.155 ec2-35-161-44-155.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com Connexion établie C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe Thunderbird Thunderbird 52.5.2 Mozilla Corporation 23/12/2017 17:47:54 A 23/12/2017 17:51:47 - thunderbird.exe 5032 TCP 62358 192.168.1.1* 80 http 93.184.220.29 Connexion établie C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe Thunderbird Thunderbird 52.5.2 Mozilla Corporation 23/12/2017 17:47:54 A 23/12/2017 17:51:47 - thunderbird.exe 5032 TCP 62363 192.168.1.1* 993 imaps 40.101.77.98 Connexion établie C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe Thunderbird Thunderbird 52.5.2 Mozilla Corporation 23/12/2017 17:47:54 A 23/12/2017 17:51:47
@chattycathy, if you disable the firewall or allow all through it, can you receive emails? are you able to receive emails if you log in through a web browser (web mail)?