email accounts in Outlook 2003

[michug]

Since installing Outlook 2003 with Business contact
Manager, my email account setup is changed every time I
restart the computer. The in and out servers are supposed
to be the same: mail.ptd.net
but, if I shut down and restart, the server address is
changed to localhost
it also changes my username by adding /localhost
If I manually change it back, it is fine so long as I
don't restart the computer. It is getting tiresome. Help!?
thanks,

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

It is your antivirus software or a firewall that is changing this - not
Outlook. Turn off scanning incoming and outgoing mail in your AV and/or
firewall to stop this behavior.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, michug asked:

| Since installing Outlook 2003 with Business contact
| Manager, my email account setup is changed every time I
| restart the computer. The in and out servers are supposed
| to be the same: mail.ptd.net
| but, if I shut down and restart, the server address is
| changed to localhost
| it also changes my username by adding /localhost
| If I manually change it back, it is fine so long as I
| don't restart the computer. It is getting tiresome. Help!?
| thanks,

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

It is not Outlook but your AV or firewall. Disable scanning of incoming
mail and the problem will go away.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.

| Since installing Outlook 2003 with Business contact
| Manager, my email account setup is changed every time I
| restart the computer. The in and out servers are supposed
| to be the same: mail.ptd.net
| but, if I shut down and restart, the server address is
| changed to localhost
| it also changes my username by adding /localhost
| If I manually change it back, it is fine so long as I
| don't restart the computer. It is getting tiresome. Help!?
| thanks,