It is probably a local problem, specific to your computer or network connection. I just tried connecting to pop3.woosh.co.nz on port 110 and it worked, so the problem isn't at that end (unless it was a temporary problem).
Your computer's firewall is normally used to block incoming connections so it shouldn't affect an outgoing connection to a POP server. Typical router firewalls have the same default behaviour.
Do you have Little Snitch, by any chance? It is used to notify you of outgoing connections and/or block them.
For extra information, you could try manually connecting to the Woosh POP server. Here is how I did it:
Launch /Application/Utilities/Terminal
At the command prompt, type the following command (or copy and paste it):
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telnet pop3.woosh.co.nz 110
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(press Return at the end of the line)
This is what I saw next:
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Trying 202.74.207.2...
Connected to pop3.woosh.co.nz.
Escape character is '^]'.
+OK MailSite POP3 Server 6.1.22.0 Ready <61829128.0.1208961231@woosh.co.nz>
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To get out of it, enter the following command:
I then saw the following:
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+OK mail2.woosh.co.nz POP3 server signing off (mailbox empty)
Connection closed by foreign host.
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Favoured: 0
