I keep getting this error message, don't know what to do

[Nancy]

Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for
this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
inactivity. Subject 'cary osbornre period5', Account: 'Mail at Home', Server:
'SMTP.aol.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket Error:
10053, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F

 

[Dave]

AOL uses a different port for SMTP... 587 (not 25)
Tools - Accounts - youraccount- Properties - Advanced

http://www.postmaster.aol.com/imap/index.html

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

AOL doesn't use port 25, nor does it use the SSL option.
Make sure you change your settings to agree with this:
http://postmaster.aol.com/imap/express.html

Those instructions are for Outlook Express, but the same settings
work for Windows Mail.