Possibly a similar AVG problem ?
Re AVG, I was going to post a query about a problem I have been encountering for a while now with increasing frequency, and one which is a major irritant when it happens.Having read this thread, I am wondering if there is any connection at all.
In essence, after the daily update, when I go to OE for my mail, I get a caption which says "AVG mail scanner".....this appears and duly blocks all incoming mail for anything up to 24 hrs...then seems to right itself. I am loathe to disable the mail anti-virus protection of course even if this would resolve the problem, but it would seem the only solution at times given that the period has been up to 72hrs before now.
I am using AVG v7 for the moment, but avast has been suggested as a more than capable replacement.