mark said:
i get this message every time i try to send a email. can any one help.
The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Fw: Quotation request',
Account: 'mail.optusnet.com.au', Server: 'mail.optusnet.com.au', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number:
0x800CCC0E
Does your connection to that server cross over from one internet provider's
equipment to another's before it reaches the server? If so, such
connections
to port 25 are often blocked to cause problems for spammers, and you need
to ask optusnet.com.au if their outgoing email server also listens for
outgoing
mail on any other port, and if so, where to find the details of switching to
the
other port. Just trying all the ports is a very slow way to find out; there
are
about 65,000 ports available.
See if these instructions help:
http://www.optuszoo.com.au/help/dial/connected/windows/winmail
Also check if outgoing mail is staying in your Outbox for an unreasonable
time. If so, move these messages to the Drafts folder or delete them.
Let us know if any refuse to do either.
What if any antivirus programs do you have? Some of them cause assorted
problems in Windows Mail, although seldom immediately.
