Unable to send or receive messages for the Orange account: Server Response -ERR [IN-USE] Unable to lock maildrop

Unanswered 0 answers Asked Feb 25, 2014

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Question asked on Feb 25, 2014

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Unable to send or receive messages for the Orange account. An incorrect password was entered. The next time you send or receive messages, you'll be asked to enter your user name and password for this account.

Server Error: 0x800CCC90
Server Response: -ERR [IN-USE] Unable to lock maildrop: Mailbox is locked by POP server
Server: 'pop.orangehome.co.uk'
Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC92
Protocol: POP3
Port: 110
Secure(SSL): No

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I put in the password each time and it keeps saying incorrect

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