Hope you can help ... I have been using windows email for over a year and a few days ago I got this error message using my windows mail .. Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3, Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F I started reading the posts and deleted my AVG Free Antivirus, replaced it with windows defender and spyware doctor without the antivirus engine that I have been using for over a year. I downloaded windows live mail as I have read ... and in windows live mail I still got the same error message. So I am still at square one trying to find out how to fix this error message. I'm looking forward to your reply.