[Spambayes] Outlook fails after installing SpamBayes

[Garry Honey]

Hi Tony,

Many thanks for your prompt response. Unfortunately, I'm still having the 
same problem. I uninstalled version 1.1a1, and installed version 1.0.4. I 
still have the same problem: when I try to retrieve mail, I get the error 
"Unable to connect to the server 'localhost': Unable to connect to the 
server. Would you like to connect using your modem?"

On this, and previous installations, I followed the instructions for the 
installation of the plug-in, not the sb_server, and haven't made any 
changes at all to my mail accounts in Outlook.

Outlook was working perfectly fine before installing and training the 
plug-in, and then simply stop working immediatley after installing it with 
the above error message. I've tried uninstalling the stable version, and I 
still get the same error message.

Hoping you can help,

Regards,

Garry



On Apr 26 2005, Tony Meyer wrote:

> > I recently downloaded the experimental version of the Outlook addin 
> > (SpamBayes-Setup-Experimental-01.exe - did this by mistake - 
> > didn't realise at the time I was downloading the experimental
> > version).
> 
> It's best to always download from the link on our website:
> <http://spambayes.org>.
> 
> > Once installed, the training worked fine, but since then I have
> > been unable to get Outlook to connect: when connecting to the server,
> > I get the error message: "Unable to connect to the server 'localhost':
> > Unable to connect to the server. 
> > Would you like to connect using your modem?"
> 
> This sounds like you installed the plug-in, but followed the instructions
> for installing & using sb_server.  You shouldn't have made any changes to
> your mail accounts in Outlook to use the plug-in.  Did you?
> 
> > I uninstalled the plug-in, which although appeared to be done 
> > successfully, the SpamBayes toolbar was still visible when I
> > loaded up Outlook, and still 
> 
> The toolbar not being removed is a known bug; see:
> 
>  
>  
> <http://sf.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=675811&group_id=61702&atid= 
> 498103>
> 
> > I got the same error message when connecting. I installed the stable 
> > version (1.1a1.exe), and still have the same problem.
> 
> 1.1a1 is *not* the latest stable version.  It is an *alpha* release.  The
> latest stable version will never have a letter in the version string -
> currently, it's 1.0.4.  The website has this information.
> 
> =Tony.Meyer
> 
>