aye

[CAX Object]
InProcServer32 = C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS\SYSTEM\CAX.DLL
CODEBASE = http://info.httpsgateway.com/download/dialer/cax.cab

was the only think I saw in there that was goofy, checked it out and found this....

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...dware.cax.html


Not sure if just getting rid of it will fix your email problems, but at least there's one less piece to worry about...

Greg