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Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:34:38 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Still can't figure out why the Vista machine canNOT retrieve the Compuserve email.

Other than the server timeout settings, are there any other "timer" or timer-like settings that might affect how TheBat "talks" with the CIS server?

By the way, I moved over version 3.xx of TheBat to this vista computer and ran it under XP-compatibility mode. Not sure how kosher that is, but it also failed. So it is something about this Vista computer, either Vista, Kaspersky, or maybe even that the connection is WIRELESS to the router.

I've disable Kaspersky and tweaked the CIS settings but most of the time it fails to fully negotiate and just times out. But maybe each 20th time, it acts as if nothing is wrong and retrieves my email.

I've figured out a duplicative workaround - I have Gmail retrieve my CIS mail but it all goes into the gmail-mailbox so my replies are from Gmail-address and not CIS. And while I might be able to filter the mail, the to-cis-email address is not always in the "TO" header but rather in an "inner header" called

X-Gmail-Fetch-Info: userid@compuserve.com 1 pop.compuserve.com 110 userid

But I don't see a way to filter on that info???

22 December 2008 23:34:38, fred2.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:03:14 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Kaspersky for virus and firewall. I don't see anything peculiar in the logs.

Besides, it is hit and miss - that is, it sometimes works (infrequently) and then does not.

Maybe it is a compuserve server issue but not on the other computer (walking into that room to check....) - downloaded instantly! (sigh)

This one is 4.0.38 TheBat Home edition (needed for Vista). The other is the older version 3.65.03

So clearly, something is affecting timing or some such and it may not be TheBat. I turned off Kaspersky yesterday and it did NOT help. Windows' Firewall is OFF.

18 December 2008 23:03:14, fred2.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:33:40 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
It doesn't look like TB is the problem.
What virus scanner and firewall are you using (can you find anything in their log files?)
When you're checking your mail, is TB the only program running?
What TB version are you using?
18 December 2008 18:33:40, Roelof Otten.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:12:25 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
I really appreciate the help (I've also got a conversation going on a Compuserve forum)

FAILED or TIMEOUT logs are very simple. As shown below all they show are that one line. And following those failed attempts is the good retrieval I made just a little while ago. I made NO changes to any of my Setup in TheBat - it just worked.

"22:31:00] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110"

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TheBat log session - somewhat edited:

[22:31:00] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[22:32:09] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[22:33:36] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:37:01] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:37:01] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:39:25] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:40:56] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:42:36] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:42:36] S: +OK NT POP3 Mail Server Ready
[07:42:36] C: USER userid
[07:42:37] S: +OK
[07:42:37] C: PASS PASSWORD
[07:42:38] S: +OK
[07:42:38] C: STAT
[07:42:39] S: +OK 9 109919
[07:42:39] C: LIST
[07:42:40] S: +OK
[07:42:40] S: 1 7067
[07:42:40] S: 2 3590
[07:42:40] S: 3 3602
[07:42:40] S: 4 7327
[07:42:40] S: 5 7002
[07:42:40] S: 6 9135
[07:42:40] S: 7 16455
[07:42:40] S: 8 31149
[07:42:40] S: 9 24592
[07:42:40] S: .
[07:42:40] C: UIDL
[07:42:40] S: +OK
[07:42:40] S: 1 MC3-2-1947-CDC5
[07:42:40] S: 2 MC3-2-1957-361B
[07:42:40] S: 3 MC3-2-1949-DB54
[07:42:40] S: 4 MC3-2-1955-286A
[07:42:40] S: 5 MC3-2-1957-C42
[07:42:40] S: 6 MC3-2-1951-5E46
[07:42:40] S: 7 MC3-2-1963-A2B8
[07:42:40] S: 8 MC3-2-1960-B9E
[07:42:40] S: 9 MC3-2-1958-E92
[07:42:40] S: .
[07:42:40] C: TOP 1 0
[07:42:41] S: +OK
[07:42:41] S: Sender: xxxx@methownet.com
[07:42:41] S: Received: from nova.methowdata.net (nova.methowdata.net [64.146.161.164])
[07:42:41] S: by liaag2af.mx.compuserve.com (8.13.6/8.13.4/g1.2) with ESMTP id mBHFaqFc030609
[07:42:41] S: for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:36:54 -0500
[07:42:41] S: Received: from [192.168.10.101] (unknown [10.10.27.23])
[07:42:41] S: by nova.methowdata.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2EBB7F4AB
..........................................
omitted email bodies
..............................................
[07:43:36] S: .
[07:43:37] C: DELE 8
[07:43:39] S: +OK
[07:43:39] C: DELE 9
[07:43:40] S: +OK
[07:43:40] C: QUIT
[07:43:41] S: +OK NT POP3 Mail Server closing connection
[07:54:40] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:55:11] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:55:33] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[07:55:52] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110

And then, there are more failed attempts when I tried just trying again.

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Thanks for your interest.

Fred
18 December 2008 18:12:25, fred2.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:13:18 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
Could you show a log for a failing connection too?
18 December 2008 12:13:18, Roelof Otten.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:41:30 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
FIXED for SMTP - it apparently needed a valid "replyto" email address.

I had orginally wrote:

********************************************************
*""I get an error box titled: *
* *
*Edit Mail Message -> username@gmail.com *
* *
*In the box: *
* *
*" RED X Server reports error. The respons is: need *
*user@domain at Size=392"""
* *
********************************************************

NOW I would like to figure out why I cannot retrieve email on this new Vista computer from my CIS (Compuserve account) while I can on my XP computer (running an older version of TheBat).

The setting for SENDING are the same on both computers in TheBat. The other computer retrieves with hardly any issues. This one times out, about 15 or more times and then maybe successfully retrieves.

BUT THANKS for helping me through the smtp settings.

Fred
18 December 2008 05:41:30, fred2.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:49:14 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
I'd try this in TB:
smtp server
imailhost.worldnet.att.net
connection: Secure to dedicated port (TLS)
Port 465
user/passw remain the same

And if your pop3 settings are what you say, you don't use stunnel for pop3, so you don't need to change those.

18 December 2008 01:49:14, Roelof Otten.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:08:15 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
This may be more than I understand.

My cis info is:

username@compuserve.com

smtp server: 127.0.0.1
connection Regular, Port 25
Perform Smpt 2554
and AT&T login info
---------------

pop.compuserve.com
User: just username (not @compuserve)
Port 110
Auth- regular
Protocol pop3

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Stunnel settings:

[pop3]
accept = 110
connect = ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net:995

[smtp]
accept = 25
connect = imailhost.worldnet.att.net:465

What would I do to "combine" those to eliminate Stunnel?

Sorry if I'm not following.

THANKS, in advance

16 December 2008 08:08:15, fred2.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:48:33 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
I'm not sure why you're using stunnel to access your cis account, TB should be able to connect with ssl/tls by itself.
Try the transport settings of the account properties.
15 December 2008 19:48:33, Roelof Otten.

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:41:01 +0200

Retrieving Compuserve Email through AT&T dls Timing issue or ..... in forum The Bat! - Configuring the E-mail Client.
I have dsl through AT&T. Thebat has gotten my other email accounts, including a few AT&T accounts and a gmail account. It seems to have problems getting to Compuserve (CIS). I have used TheBat for years on an xp computer. The method involved using a program called Stunnel to allow me to come into cis using the AT&T connection. It worked with occasional glitches where the log-on to cis would just sit there and finally timeout but they were rare.

I've now moved to Vista and the newest HOME version of thebat. I frequently cannot successfully get to the cis account. It works maybe once every 10 or 15 tries. It just times out. The bat log shows:

"Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110"

for the attempts but nothing happens and increasing the time for logon to 2 minutes has not worked. When it works, it usually succeeds almost immediately.

Here's part of this afternoon's log where it was successful:

"[13:01:09] C: Connected to pop.compuserve.com, port 110
[13:01:09] S: +OK NT POP3 Mail Server Ready
[13:01:09] C: USER username
[13:01:09] S: +OK
[13:01:09] C: PASS xxxxxxxxx
[13:01:10] S: +OK
[13:01:10] C: STAT
[13:01:10] S: +OK 6 172917
[13:01:10] C: LIST"

Ideas, anyone?
15 December 2008 07:41:01, fred2.