Can't send e-mail

[Kim Greenenwald]

I can't send e-mail....rcvd this error:

The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the
server name correctly.
Subject 'RE: $14/15Minute Sign Installation', Account: 'windows mail',
Server: 'SMTP', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket Error:
11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

Windows mail popped up after clicking on link to apply for job which had an
AOL address

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Not even close. Stick with texting on your cellphone.

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

You don't have a valid mail server name.
I see you posted with a Live.com email address. Is that the account
you wish to set up in Windows Mail? If so, follow the settings given here:
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!49799.entry
Use port 587 rather than port 25 for the SMTP server.

 

[slk759]

Your live.com account is not setup right. Verify / correct with these
(Tools - Accounts - Properties):

Live.com Settings:

Server names and ports:
POP3 = pop3.live.com Port = 995
SMTP = smtp.live.com Port = 587

Checkboxes you need to check include:

Server Tab: "My server requires authentication" (Click "Settings" button
also and fill in "Log on Using" email address - *** but do NOT check the
checkboxes there . . . .)

Advanced Tab: BOTH outgoing and incoming - "This server requires a secure
connection (SSL)"

General Tab (if desired but generally recommended): "Include this account
when receiving mail or synchronizing"

Should work - if you get errors post the entire error message (cut-n-paste)
for further assistance.

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

US-based free Yahoo accounts have webmail access only, no POP
access. Windows Mail handles POP mail but not Yahoo webmail.
Yahoo's solution is to pay them for premium "Mail Plus" service:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/overview/index.html
and use the special settings for that service:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-14.html

If you are OK with using a non-Yahoo email address, you have these other
solutions that will work with Windows Mail:
* Use the email address assigned to you by your ISP.
* Use a free Gmail, AOL, or Hotmail/Live account.

You can also continue to use Yahoo's webmail: http://mail.yahoo.com
If you need more help with any of these solutions, just ask.