Is this dodgy on my Outlook Express ??

[Tarka]

Hi all,

I just went to check my emails,on Outlook Express,via my 'Start' page,as I usually do.
Usually I click on Start,then Email and the Outlook Express page appears,and that`s it...if there`s any mail I get a tone,plus the message of 'so many new messages' in my Inbox.

Today,after the Outlook Express page appeared,there was a box on my screen saying 'Login...enter username and password'..
My username was already in the box,and there was a row of dots in the password box.

When I closed it,I got an Error box on the screen,referring to a problem with passwords and login.

This makes me wary...why would this appear ?
I`ve altered nothing on my PC.

 

[Steve]

Presumably you've got OE setup to login automatically? If for some reason it can't connect to the server at the other end it will often throw up a login box as it assumes your login details were incorrect.

 

[Tarka]

Presumably you've got OE setup to login automatically? If for some reason it can't connect to the server at the other end it will often throw up a login box as it assumes your login details were incorrect.

Yes mate,it always opens up in my name.

Perhaps it was just a server glitch,as the message boxes did appear kosher.
Strangely,I sometimes find messages in my Inbox when I go in via webmail off my NTLWorld homepage which haven`t gone to my Outlook Express Inbox...

I might leave it today,and see what happens tomorrow after a shutdown and reboot.

Cheers..