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kenm AT surfbest.net wrote:
>
> there are different error messages; the first tells 
> me that my user name is not known 

Sounds like a configuration problem:  username missing 
or wrong.

> and the other says "connection failed" 

This could be what happens when authentication fails 
(username/password error).  The mail server simply 
drops your connection. 

> though ifconfig verifies the ppp connection is good.  

The "connection failed" is not refering to PPP; it
is refering to the POP3 connection.

I suggest you double-check your configuration for 
username and password.  I don't suppose you have 
any unusual characters in your username/password?

Cheers,
Steven

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