regarding Ymail/Vista Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800ccc

[BLB]

The connection to the server has failed. Subject .... Account:
'(e-mail address removed)', Server: 'yahoomail.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25,
Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E


So I read the fix and changed the SMTP Port to 587, but still getting

the error below;
The connection to the server has failed. Subject ...... Account:
'(e-mail address removed)', Server: 'yahoomail.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 587,
Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

I read a bit more, and saw suggestions that require disengaging my virus
protection ,which i do not want to do!
Help!

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Where the h*** did "Barbara Blash <[email protected]>" write that on
"Sun, 10/25/09"?

Always reply to your original thread (assuming you had one).

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Where did you get that server name, yahoomail.com?

Is your Yahoo email account a free one or a paid one? 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.