Phoenix spacecraft launches to Mars

The NASA mission embarks on a 10-month journey to the Red Planet's north pole, where it is expected to be the first to sample the water of another world. Full Story: Los Angeles Times

Microsoft Cuts Vista Price to $66 in China

Microsoft has dramatically cut the price of Windows Vista Home versions in China in a bid to boost sales. Microsoft Corp. has dramatically cut the price of Windows Vista in China in a bid to boost sales of its new operating system. Full story: PC World

Outlook Express Error

General Errors
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ERROR CODE   ERROR TYPE     DESCRIPTION
----------   ------------------------       ---------------------------------
0x800CCC00   LOAD_SICILY_FAILED     Authentication did not load.
0x800CCC01   INVALID_CERT_CNInvalid certificate content.
0x800CCC02   INVALID_CERT_DATE      Invalid certificate date.
0x800CCC03   ALREADY_CONNECTED      User already connected.
0x800CCC04   CONN
0x800CCC05   NOT_CONNECTED Not connected to server.
0x800CCC06   CONN_SEND
0x800CCC07   WOULD_BLOCK
0x800CCC08   INVALID_STATE
0x800CCC09   CONN_RECV
0x800CCC0A   INCOMPLETE     Message download incomplete.
0x800CCC0B   BUSY   Server or maildrop is busy.
0x800CCC0C   NOT_INIT
0x800CCC0D   CANT_FIND_HOST Cannot locate server.
0x800CCC0E   FAILED_TO_CONNECT      Cannot connect to server.
0x800CCC0F   CONNECTION_DROPPED     Connection closed.
0x800CCC10   INVALID_ADDRESSAddress not known on server.
0x800CCC11   INVALID_ADDRESS_LIST   Mailing list not known on server.
0x800CCC12   SOCKET_READ_ERROR      Unable to send WINSOCK request.
0x800CCC13   SOCKET_WRITE_ERROR     Unable to read Winsock reply.
0x800CCC14   SOCKET_INIT_ERROR      Unable to initialize Winsock.
0x800CCC15   SOCKET_CONNECT_ERROR   Unable to open Windows Socket.
0x800CCC16   INVALID_ACCOUNTUser account not recognized.
0x800CCC17   USER_CANCEL    User canceled operation.
0x800CCC18   SICILY_LOGON_FAILED    Logon attempt failed.
0x800CCC19   TIMEOUT
0x800CCC1A   SECURE_CONNECT_FAILED Unable to connect using Secure
    Sockets Layer (SSL).

WINSOCK Errors
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ERROR CODE   ERROR TYPE     DESCRIPTION
----------   ------------------------       ------------------------------------
0x800CCC40   WINSOCK_WSASYSNOTREADY Network subsystem is unusable.
0x800CCC41   WINSOCK_WSAVERNOTSUPPORTED     Windows Sockets cannot support this
    application.
0x800CCC42   WINSOCK_WSAEPROCLIM
0x800CCC43   WINSOCK_WSAEFAULT      Bad address.
0x800CCC44   WINSOCK_FAILED_WSASTARTUP      Unable to load Windows Sockets.
0x800CCC45   WINSOCK_WSAEINPROGRESS Operation now in progress. This error
    appears if a Windows Sockets API is
    called while a blocking function is in
    progress.

Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) Errors
--------------------------------------------

ERROR CODE   ERROR TYPE     DESCRIPTION
----------   ------------------------       ---------------------------------
0x800CCC60   SMTP_RESPONSE_ERROR    Invalid response.
0x800CCC61   SMTP_UNKNOWN_RESPONSE_CODE     Unknown error code.
0x800CCC62   SMTP_500_SYNTAX_ERROR Syntax error returned.
0x800CCC63   SMTP_501_PARAM_SYNTAX Parameter syntax incorrect.
0x800CCC64   SMTP_502_COMMAND_NOTIMPL       Command not implemented.
0x800CCC65   SMTP_503_COMMAND_SEQ   Improper command sequence.
0x800CCC66   SMTP_504_COMMAND_PARAM_NOTIMPL Command not implemented.
0x800CCC67   SMTP_421_NOT_AVAILABLE Command not available.
0x800CCC68   SMTP_450_MAILBOX_BUSY Mailbox is locked and busy.
0x800CCC69   SMTP_550_MAILBOX_NOT_FOUND     Mailbox not found.
0x800CCC6A   SMTP_451_ERROR_PROCESSING      Error processing request.
0x800CCC6B   SMTP_551_USER_NOT_LOCALUser mailbox is known, but mailbox
    not on this server.
0x800CCC6C   SMTP_452_NO_SYSTEM_STORAGE     No space to store messages.
0x800CCC6D   SMTP_552_STORAGE_OVERFLOW      Storage limit exceeded.
0x800CCC6E   SMTP_553_MAILBOX_NAME_SYNTAX   Invalid mailbox name syntax.
0x800CCC6F   SMTP_554_TRANSACT_FAILED       Transaction failed.
0x800CCC78   SMTP_REJECTED_SENDER   Unknown sender. This is caused by
    having the incorrect e-mail address
    in the Reply-To field.
0x800CCC79   SMTP_REJECTED_RECIPIENTS       Server rejected recipients.
0x800CCC7A   SMTP_NO_SENDER No sender address specified.
0x800CCC7B   SMTP_NO_RECIPIENTS     No recipients specified.

Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) Errors
--------------------------------------------

ERROR CODE   ERROR TYPE     DESCRIPTION
----------   ------------------------       ------------------------------------
0x800420CB   POP3_NO_STORE Mail cannot be stored on server.
0x800CCC90   POP3_RESPONSE_ERROR    Client response invalid.
0x800CCC91   POP3_INVALID_USER_NAME Invalid user name or user not found.
0x800CCC92   POP3_INVALID_PASSWORD Password not valid for account.
0x800CCC93   POP3_PARSE_FAILURE     Unable to interpret response.
0x800CCC94   POP3_NEED_STAT STAT Command required.
0x800CCC95   POP3_NO_MESSAGES       No messages on server.
0x800CCC96   POP3_NO_MARKED_MESSAGESNo messages marked for retrieval.
0x800CCC97   POP3_POPID_OUT_OF_RANGEMessage ID out of range.

HTTPMail Error
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ERROR CODE   ERROR TYPE     DESCRIPTION
----------   ------------------------       --------------------------------
0x800CCC31 Bad Request Configuration Bad or
    malformed request.

Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) Errors
---------------------------------------------

ERROR CODE   ERROR TYPE     DESCRIPTION
----------   ------------------------       --------------------------------
0x800CCCA0   NNTP_RESPONSE_ERROR    News server response error.
0x800CCCA1   NNTP_NEWGROUPS_FAILED Newsgroup access failed.
0x800CCCA2   NNTP_LIST_FAILED       LIST command to server failed.
0x800CCCA3   NNTP_LISTGROUP_FAILED Unable to display list.
0x800CCCA4   NNTP_GROUP_FAILED      Unable to open group.
0x800CCCA5   NNTP_GROUP_NOTFOUND    Group not on server.
0x800CCCA6   NNTP_ARTICLE_FAILED    Message not on server.
0x800CCCA7   NNTP_HEAD_FAILED       Message header not found.
0x800CCCA8   NNTP_BODY_FAILED       Message body not found.
0x800CCCA9   NNTP_POST_FAILED       Unable to post to server.
0x800CCCAA   NNTP_NEXT_FAILED       Unable to open next message.
0x800CCCAB   NNTP_DATE_FAILED       Unable to display date.
0x800CCCAC   NNTP_HEADERS_FAILED    Unable to display headers.
0x800CCCAD   NNTP_XHDR_FAILED       Unable to display MIME headers.
0x800CCCAE   NNTP_INVALID_USERPASS Invalid user or password.

Remote Access Service (RAS) Errors
----------------------------------

ERROR CODE   ERROR TYPE     DESCRIPTION
----------   ------------------------       ------------------------------
0x800CCCC2   RAS_NOT_INSTALLED      RAS/DUN not installed.
0x800CCCC3   RAS_PROCS_NOT_FOUND    RAS/DUN process not found.
0x800CCCC4   RAS_ERROR      RAS/DUN error returned.
0x800CCCC5   RAS_INVALID_CONNECTOID Connectoid damaged or missing.
0x800CCCC6   RAS_GET_DIAL_PARAMS    Error getting dial settings.

Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) Errors
----------------------------------------------

ERROR CODE   ERROR TYPE     DESCRIPTION
----------   ------------------------       -----------------------------
0x800CCCD1   IMAP_LOGINFAILURE      Login failed.
0x800CCCD2   IMAP_TAGGED_NO_RESPONSEMessage tagged.
0x800CCCD3   IMAP_BAD_RESPONSE      Invalid response to request.
0x800CCCD4   IMAP_SVR_SYNTAXERR     Syntax error.
0x800CCCD5   IMAP_NOTIMAPSERVER     Not an IMAP server.
0x800CCCD6   IMAP_BUFFER_OVERFLOW   Buffer limit exceeded.
0x800CCCD7   IMAP_RECVR_ERROR       Recovery error.
0x800CCCD8   IMAP_INCOMPLETE_LINE   Incomplete data.
0x800CCCD9   IMAP_CONNECTION_REFUSEDConnection not allowed.
0x800CCCDA   IMAP_UNRECOGNIZED_RESP Unknown response.
0x800CCCDB   IMAP_CHANGEDUIDUser ID has changed.
0x800CCCDC   IMAP_UIDORDER User ID command failed.
0x800CCCDD   IMAP_UNSOLICITED_BYE   Unexpected disconnect.
0x800CCCDE   IMAP_IMPROPER_SVRSTATE Invalid server state.
0x800CCCDF   IMAP_AUTH_NOT_POSSIBLE Unable to authorize client.
0x800CCCE0   IMAP_OUT_OF_AUTH_METHODS       No more authorization types.

Gatornet takes tough anti spam stance

The fight against spam.. what we are doing.

We have noticed a large increase in the amount of spam our customers are getting. It has long been our policy to recommend some of the free anti spam software available to help filter spam. However as of late the volume is so high that it is taking our customers a very long time to even download it so it can be filtered. For years we have hopes that the US government would step in and put some teeth into the anti spam laws, and while most states now have anti spam laws there are very few convictions. In addition many other countries are now becoming wired and there citizens have discovered they can make a few dollars with spam.

With all these factors in play we have decided to enact an aggressive anti spam policy. Over the next few months we will looking at the spam we are getting and starting to block large numbers of ISP’s that allow spam to be sent from there services. We have already started this project but it will take some time to catch the worse case offenders. This may create some problem with out customers getting email from countries like China, Brazil, Israel and others. We suggest if you need to get email from these countries that you set up an email account at a place like Hotmail or Gmail. We are sorry form any inconvince this may cause but we feel that most of customers would prefer to see less spam

PlayStation 3 To Become TV Tuner and DVR?

With news coming out of New Zealand that Sony has plans to add DVR and TV-tuning capabilities to the PlayStation 3, Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg pointed out that Sony is clearly planning on the PlayStation 3 "moving beyond gaming." but noted that, at the end of the day, "it's still about the games." Fulls Story: Sci-Tech Today

That Printer At The Office May Be Ruining Your Health.

That laser printer sitting on your desk could be emitting high levels of potentially hazardous particles, according to a study published today.
Full Story: Chicago Tribune

Gates plans his leave amid great change

REDMOND, Wash.--Microsoft is beset with competition from all sides, unlike any it has seen in decades, and Bill Gates, who co-founded the company 32 years ago, still intends to step away next year as planned. Full Story: Cnet

A new record in solar cells

The University of Delaware has inched up the record for solar cell efficiency with a new device that can convert 42.8 percent of the light that strikes it into electricity. Full Story: Cnet

Man Sentenced In Spamming Case

A Marina del Rey man believed to be the first to plead guilty or be convicted at trial under a federal anti-spam law passed four years ago was sentenced Monday to six months of home detention. Full story: via KNBC