Error 0x800ccc0f in MS Outlook 2010 / How to Resolve Outlook Error 0x800ccc0f

Error 0x800ccc0f in MS Outlook 2010

Everything worked properly till yesterday but today when I opened MS Outlook email application and tried to send/receive email message, get an error message:

Task 'server name - Sending and Receiving' reported error (0x800ccc0f): 'The connection to the server was interrupted. …..
SYMPTOMS
When you try to send or receive an e-mail message in Outlook 2002, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Error 0×800ccc0f: Connection to the server was interrupted.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if you have an antivirus e-mail protection utility enabled, which checks the mail as it comes in from your Post Office Protocol (POP) server.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, disable the antivirus e-mail protection utility as well as the Windows Firewall, to disable the Windows Firewall, follow these steps:

1. Open the Control Panel (Start > Control Panel)
2. Open Network Connection
3. Right click on the internet connection you’re using (LAN, or Wireless, or GreenNet Dial-up)
4. From the menu select ‘Properties’
5. Go to the ‘Security’ tab, and switch off the Firewall. Error 0x800ccc0f in MS Outlook 2010 / How to Resolve Outlook Error 0x800ccc0f