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by Richard52
Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:21 pm
Forum: POP Peeper
Topic: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts
Replies: 8
Views: 4715

Re: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts

Have now changed DNS Server yet again, this time for OpenDNS Server - just prefer using something other than the Google server - which I was unaware of after the first change. No real difference between the two, just a personal preference. Still working faultlessy at the moment and am very happy hav...
by Richard52
Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:47 pm
Forum: POP Peeper
Topic: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts
Replies: 8
Views: 4715

Re: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts

OK. Figured it out now. Have Changed DNS Settings fom 1.1.1.1 and 1. . .1 to read 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 and now all seems to be working OK.

Time will tell.........

Richard
by Richard52
Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:36 am
Forum: POP Peeper
Topic: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts
Replies: 8
Views: 4715

Re: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts

Have to report that the problem has returned :( but would like to hear more about possible DNS problem you refer to, don't know where to start with that! Log shows :- --- Version --- OS: Windows 7 (x64) POP Peeper: 5.1.2.0 Webmail: 5.1.0.0 SSL: 1.1.1.7 IMAP: 5.1.2.0 SendMail: 5.1.2.0 Profile Picture...
by Richard52
Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:43 pm
Forum: POP Peeper
Topic: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts
Replies: 8
Views: 4715

Re: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts

Have just unchecked 'Host Matching' and tried 10 repeated mail checks without error! Seems like this could be the answer I've been looking for, but not giving a success fanfare just yet.... I think you may have cracked the problem for me, but I will give it a couple of days before I start dancing on...
by Richard52
Mon Jul 26, 2021 7:11 am
Forum: POP Peeper
Topic: Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts
Replies: 8
Views: 4715

Frequent 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts

Keep getting the 'Unknown Host' message on two BT email accounts requiring me to reset the account maybe 2 or 3 times before Poppeeper will actually check the mail on these accounts. The other odd thing is that the webmail shows 'greyed out' in the help screen. Have tried updating - but still the sa...