gator9 connection to email times out...

[doppl3r]

I've been unable to connect to email for several hours now. I don't even get the certificate window popping up, it just spins and then I get a "connection timed out" error.

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[shadow255]

I was having the same problem you described until about an hour ago. As it turned out, it was possible to switch to normal pop3 (port 110) for checking but I could not send via port 25 due to my own ISP's restrictions. While I was waiting to be validated for forum posting I popped up a live chat and was asked to send mail to support@hostgator.com - I think at that point the server had already started responding to SSL connection attempts, so I never got an answer for why they were being refused for as long as they were.

[GatorBrent]

Try switching it to port 26

[shadow255]

Originally Posted by GatorBrent

Try switching it to port 26

Thanks for that tip. I'd really rather use SSL for my connections, but if this occurs again I'll be sure to use that method.