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Microsoft Outlook 2002\/2003<\/p>\n
1. From the Tools menu, select E-mail Accounts \u2026<\/p>\n
2. Select View or change existing E-mail accounts and click Next.<\/p>\n
3. Select the E-mail you want to modify and click Change.<\/p>\n
4. To bring up the Internet E-Mail Settings window, click More Settings\u2026<\/p>\n
5. Select the Advanced tab.<\/p>\n
6. Left click on the slide-point and drag to the far right side (10 minutes). By changing the setting, you increase the timeout session for preventing your connection from terminated.<\/p>\n
7. Click APPLY and then OK.<\/p>\n
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Outlook 2007\/2010\/2013<\/p>\n
1. Start Outlook.<\/p>\n
2. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.<\/p>\n
3. Click to select the target POP3 account, and then click Change.<\/p>\n
4. Click More Settings.<\/p>\n
5. Click the Advanced tab.<\/p>\n
6. Gradually increase the server time-out setting until the issue is resolved.<\/p>\n
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Outlook Express<\/p>\n
1. From the Tools menu, select ACCOUNTS\u2026<\/p>\n
2. Select Mail tab.<\/p>\n
3. Select the E-mail you want to modify and click Properties.<\/p>\n
4. Select the Advanced tab.<\/p>\n
5. Left click on the slide-point from \u201cServer Timeouts\u201d section and drag to the far right side (5 minutes). By changing the setting, you increase the timeout session for preventing your connection from terminated.<\/p>\n
6. Click APPLY and then OK.<\/p>\n
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Windows Mail<\/p>\n
1. Start Windows Mail.<\/p>\n
2. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.<\/p>\n
3. Click the Mail tab.<\/p>\n
4. Click your POP3 account, and then click Properties.<\/p>\n
5. Click the Advanced tab.<\/p>\n
6. Increase the server timeout setting<\/p>\n
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