can't send or receive emails

[C. Gundy]

this just happened this week. I get this message....The connection to the
server has failed. Subject 'help', Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server:
'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 80, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error:
10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E........your advice to to change smtp port to
25 or 587 or 80 does not work????

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

Port 80 is definitely wrong for that server; whose advice was that?
Comcast wants you to use these email settings:
http://www.comcast.com/Customers/FAQ/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Note that the outgoing server now requires port 587 rather than port 25.
Also, "My server requires authentication" must be checked.
Although those instructions were written for Outlook Express,
Windows Mail uses the same settings.

If you get an error with port 587, post a copy of that error message.

 

[trackman]

Port 80 is definitely wrong for that server; whose advice was that?
Comcast wants you to use these email settings:
http://www.comcast.com/Customers/FAQ/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Note that the outgoing server now requires port 587 rather than port 25.
Also, "My server requires authentication" must be checked.
Although those instructions were written for Outlook Express,
Windows Mail uses the same settings.

If you get an error with port 587, post a copy of that error message.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile/vandermolen



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[trackman]

Port 80 is definitely wrong for that server; whose advice was that?
Comcast wants you to use these email settings:
http://www.comcast.com/Customers/FAQ/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Note that the outgoing server now requires port 587 rather than port 25.
Also, "My server requires authentication" must be checked.
Although those instructions were written for Outlook Express,
Windows Mail uses the same settings.

If you get an error with port 587, post a copy of that error message.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile/vandermolen



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