398792 - error msg:connection to server incoming.verizon.net timed out

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[Annamaria Profit]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.7) Gecko/20070914 Firefox/2.0.0.7
Build Identifier: thunderbird 2.0.0.6

I cannot connect to my pop3 verizon server, incoming.verizon.net, as of 10.4/2007. I tried reinstalling the software, but that did not work. I can access the account by webmail from several webmail sources. It's a Thunderbird-specific problem. I have a dsl connection from verizon.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.log on to internet via dsl modem
2.open thunderbird
3.wait . . .
4. in frustration, click on "Get Mail" icon
5. read msg: connected to incoming.verizon.net...
7. read msg:connection to server incoming.verizon.net timed out
8. repeat q 4 minutes until seriously annoyed
9. go to webmail to read.
Actual Results:  
1.log on to internet via dsl modem
2.open thunderbird
3.wait . . .
4. in frustration, click on "Get Mail" icon
5. read msg: connected to incoming.verizon.net...
7. read msg:connection to server incoming.verizon.net timed out
8. repeat q 4 minutes until seriously annoyed
9. go to webmail to read.

Expected Results:  
1.log on to internet via dsl modem
2.open thunderbird
3.wait . . .
4. in frustration, click on "Get Mail" icon
5. read msg: connected to incoming.verizon.net...
7. read msg:connection to server incoming.verizon.net timed out
8. repeat q 4 minutes until seriously annoyed
9. go to webmail to read.

given me my e-mail msgs from verizon.net, which is what it used to do.

Comment 1

[Bloo]

am having the same problem with a cable connection... any resolution to the problem?

 see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=398789

Comment 2

[Magnus Melin [:mkmelin]]

->WFM (FIXED is only used when known code changes resolved the issue)