windows mail Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

I have got some problems with Windows Mail which is running on Vista. It was working fine previously but from past couple of days, when I receiving any mails then it will give me some kind of error that will say "Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E" and "Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account: (1)', Server: , Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10053, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F".

Does anyone have any idea?

If you have got any antivirus installed on your machine then go to its setting and then turn off the email scanning feature in it. This way when ever you will receive any email in your account then due to regular scanning of the antivirus, it will not be blocked, unless it is turned off. Apart from this, you should know that McAfee and Norton have some problem and therefore are not compatible with Windows Mail, so uninstall it as soon as possible.

I was having the same error when I came here this morning. It started when I upgraded to AVG 8. I turned off the email checking and the error is gone and my email is coming in just fine again. I had suspected AVG but was not sure what to turn off. Now I have to deal with an AVG icon that says its in error. I am now off to write them about the problem and see if they can write a fix for it.