socket error 10060

[Phil Rhodes]

Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I get this
error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections) and while I
can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket error 10060' and
got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of 'Port 25' (which works
fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is Comcast, and went thru my
"Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to align things - without
success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac Notebook?

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.

 

[Phil Rhodes]

Thx, Bruce, I'm inclined to go with 'bad signal' because it is so
inconsistant. But I was hoping....

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I get
this error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections) and
while I can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket error
10060' and got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of 'Port
25' (which works fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is Comcast,
and went thru my "Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to align
things - without success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac Notebook?

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

On the road you will be using many different ISPs. The problem is
inconsistent because some ISPs have not yet implemented port 25
blocking. For more on this issue see
http://www.postcastserver.com/help/Port_25_Blocking.aspx

The available workarounds when sending away from home are as follows:

Make sure your Comcast mail account settings agree with this:
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.

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

Thx, Bruce, I'm inclined to go with 'bad signal' because it is so
inconsistant. But I was hoping....

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I get
this error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections) and
while I can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket error
10060' and got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of 'Port
25' (which works fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is Comcast,
and went thru my "Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to align
things - without success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac Notebook?

 

[Phil Rhodes]

Actually, I tried to follow those instructions, but note the last one says,
"Click OK" without clicking "Apply" which I thought odd. Anyway, I did that
and tried to send, but no. Then I closed the Windows Mail window, and
re-opened it, and when I checked the Port had changed back to '25'. Very
odd....


On the road you will be using many different ISPs. The problem is
inconsistent because some ISPs have not yet implemented port 25
blocking. For more on this issue see
http://www.postcastserver.com/help/Port_25_Blocking.aspx

The available workarounds when sending away from home are as follows:

Make sure your Comcast mail account settings agree with this:
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.

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

Thx, Bruce, I'm inclined to go with 'bad signal' because it is so
inconsistant. But I was hoping....

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I get
this error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections) and
while I can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket error
10060' and got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of 'Port
25' (which works fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is Comcast,
and went thru my "Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to align
things - without success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac Notebook?

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

Well, try again. The outgoing port needs to be 587. You can click 'Apply'
if you want before clicking OK, although that shouldn't make any difference.

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

Actually, I tried to follow those instructions, but note the last one says,
"Click OK" without clicking "Apply" which I thought odd. Anyway, I did that
and tried to send, but no. Then I closed the Windows Mail window, and
re-opened it, and when I checked the Port had changed back to '25'. Very
odd....


On the road you will be using many different ISPs. The problem is
inconsistent because some ISPs have not yet implemented port 25
blocking. For more on this issue see
http://www.postcastserver.com/help/Port_25_Blocking.aspx

The available workarounds when sending away from home are as follows:

Make sure your Comcast mail account settings agree with this:
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.

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

Thx, Bruce, I'm inclined to go with 'bad signal' because it is so
inconsistant. But I was hoping....

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I get
this error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections) and
while I can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket error
10060' and got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of 'Port
25' (which works fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is Comcast,
and went thru my "Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to align
things - without success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac Notebook?

 

[Phil Rhodes]

Yep, that was it - I needed Port 587 - everything is working very smooth and
fast!
Thank you - all


Well, try again. The outgoing port needs to be 587. You can click 'Apply'
if you want before clicking OK, although that shouldn't make any difference.

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

Actually, I tried to follow those instructions, but note the last one
says,
"Click OK" without clicking "Apply" which I thought odd. Anyway, I did
that
and tried to send, but no. Then I closed the Windows Mail window, and
re-opened it, and when I checked the Port had changed back to '25'. Very
odd....


On the road you will be using many different ISPs. The problem is
inconsistent because some ISPs have not yet implemented port 25
blocking. For more on this issue see
http://www.postcastserver.com/help/Port_25_Blocking.aspx

The available workarounds when sending away from home are as follows:

Make sure your Comcast mail account settings agree with this:
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.

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

Thx, Bruce, I'm inclined to go with 'bad signal' because it is so
inconsistant. But I was hoping....

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when
the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I get
this error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections) and
while I can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket error
10060' and got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of 'Port
25' (which works fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is Comcast,
and went thru my "Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to align
things - without success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac Notebook?

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Guess you didn't read this from my reply?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Yep, that was it - I needed Port 587 - everything is working very smooth
and fast!
Thank you - all


Well, try again. The outgoing port needs to be 587. You can click
'Apply'
if you want before clicking OK, although that shouldn't make any
difference.

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

Actually, I tried to follow those instructions, but note the last one
says,
"Click OK" without clicking "Apply" which I thought odd. Anyway, I did
that
and tried to send, but no. Then I closed the Windows Mail window, and
re-opened it, and when I checked the Port had changed back to '25'.
Very
odd....


On the road you will be using many different ISPs. The problem is
inconsistent because some ISPs have not yet implemented port 25
blocking. For more on this issue see
http://www.postcastserver.com/help/Port_25_Blocking.aspx

The available workarounds when sending away from home are as follows:

Make sure your Comcast mail account settings agree with this:
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.

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

Thx, Bruce, I'm inclined to go with 'bad signal' because it is so
inconsistant. But I was hoping....

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a
redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and
receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when
the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I
get
this error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections)
and
while I can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket
error
10060' and got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of
'Port
25' (which works fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is
Comcast,
and went thru my "Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to
align
things - without success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac
Notebook?

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

You're very welcome. Glad to have helped.

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

Yep, that was it - I needed Port 587 - everything is working very smooth and
fast!
Thank you - all


Well, try again. The outgoing port needs to be 587. You can click 'Apply'
if you want before clicking OK, although that shouldn't make any difference.

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

Actually, I tried to follow those instructions, but note the last one
says,
"Click OK" without clicking "Apply" which I thought odd. Anyway, I did
that
and tried to send, but no. Then I closed the Windows Mail window, and
re-opened it, and when I checked the Port had changed back to '25'. Very
odd....


On the road you will be using many different ISPs. The problem is
inconsistent because some ISPs have not yet implemented port 25
blocking. For more on this issue see
http://www.postcastserver.com/help/Port_25_Blocking.aspx

The available workarounds when sending away from home are as follows:

Make sure your Comcast mail account settings agree with this:
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.

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

Thx, Bruce, I'm inclined to go with 'bad signal' because it is so
inconsistant. But I was hoping....

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when
the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I get
this error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections) and
while I can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket error
10060' and got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of 'Port
25' (which works fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is Comcast,
and went thru my "Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to align
things - without success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac Notebook?

 

[Phil Rhodes]

I read it, dude. It was the same thing that Gary posted - it just didn't
work the first time (and it also says to click 'OK' without clicking 'Apply'
an inexplicable oversight, IMO.

Guess you didn't read this from my reply?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Yep, that was it - I needed Port 587 - everything is working very smooth
and fast!
Thank you - all


Well, try again. The outgoing port needs to be 587. You can click 'Apply'
if you want before clicking OK, although that shouldn't make any
difference.

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

Actually, I tried to follow those instructions, but note the last one
says,
"Click OK" without clicking "Apply" which I thought odd. Anyway, I did
that
and tried to send, but no. Then I closed the Windows Mail window, and
re-opened it, and when I checked the Port had changed back to '25'. Very
odd....


On the road you will be using many different ISPs. The problem is
inconsistent because some ISPs have not yet implemented port 25
blocking. For more on this issue see
http://www.postcastserver.com/help/Port_25_Blocking.aspx

The available workarounds when sending away from home are as follows:

Make sure your Comcast mail account settings agree with this:
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.

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


Thx, Bruce, I'm inclined to go with 'bad signal' because it is so
inconsistant. But I was hoping....

Did you check: My Server Requires Authentication as well?

How do I set up/configure Outlook Express or Windows Mail for Comcast
email?
http://www.comcast.com/customers/faq/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and
receiving,
and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting
changes and has even been responsible for loss of messages. Your
up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For
more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

Note that for some AV programs, it may be necessary to uninstall the
program and reinstall in Custom Mode and uncheck e-mail scanning when
the
option arises.

Lastly, it could just be a bad signal.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


Occasionally, when I'm on the road with my Windows Vista Laptop, I
get
this error signal (at hotels and other public wireless connections)
and
while I can receive email, I can't send any. So I googled 'socket
error
10060' and got lots of advice, such as use 'Port 587' instead of
'Port
25' (which works fine at home) and I checked my ISP, which is
Comcast,
and went thru my "Tools", "Accounts", "Properties", in order to align
things - without success.

Can anyone put me on the path? Or do I need to go buy a Mac Notebook?