I could not get smtp1.sympatico.ca to respond either.
Sympatico seems to have a variety of SMTP servers, depending on your
location and class of service. Check here:
http://passport.sympatico.ca/userpro...3D1067&lang=en
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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
"melly1905" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:6E6E66EA-794D-47DF-8F5A-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I can send and receive @ work but when I change my utgoing sever back whrn I
> get home I get this message
> Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for
> this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
> inactivity. Subject '', Account: 'mail.royaljordan.com', Server:
> 'smtp1.sympatico.ca', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket
> Error: 10053, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F
>
> - It only started doing this a week ago but it's so frustrating, I
> downloaded the update from microsoft(KB941090) and it doesn't apply to my
> system! I hate windows vista!