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I recently installed Outlook 2003, as an upgrade from a previous version. &nbsp;Since the new install, when I hit the Send/Receive button, I am able to send any email in the outbox, but unable to receive email. &nbsp;The process times out, and I receive this error message: &nbsp;<br />
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&quot;Task 'mail.bellsouth.net - Receiving' reported error (0x8004210A) : 'The operation timed out waiting for a response from the receiving (POP) server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).'&quot;<br />
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I have talked to my ISP, who went through the basic settings for a typical email account, but to no avail. &nbsp;They suggested my Norton Internet Security 2007 might be involved, but it wasn't a problem with my earlier version of Outlook.
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I recently installed Outlook 2003, as an upgrade from a previous version.  Since the new install, when I hit the Send/Receive button, I am able to send any email in the outbox, but unable to receive email.  The process times out, and I receive this error message:  

"Task 'mail.bellsouth.net - Receiving' reported error (0x8004210A) : 'The operation timed out waiting for a response from the receiving (POP) server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).'"

I have talked to my ISP, who went through the basic settings for a typical email account, but to no avail.  They suggested my Norton Internet Security 2007 might be involved, but it wasn't a problem with my earlier version of Outlook.

Outlook 2003 will send but can't receive.  Error message # is 0x8004210A

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.

Outlook

An email client, email reader or more formally mail user agent (MUA) is a computer program used to access and manage a user's email. A web application that provides message management, composition, and reception functions is sometimes also considered an email client, but more commonly referred to as webmail.