can't send email from Windows Mail

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1001reef

A previously functioning Windows mail account now won't send mail.
I've tried fixes suggested in the help screens by opening properties,
changing authentication, etc. Nothing has worked. Here's the error message.
Means absolutely nothing to me.
The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test', Account:
'pop.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25,
Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
Could it be related to Comcast's changeover?
 
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padge

1001reef said:
A previously functioning Windows mail account now won't send mail.
I've tried fixes suggested in the help screens by opening properties,
changing authentication, etc. Nothing has worked. Here's the error message.
Means absolutely nothing to me.
The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test', Account:
'pop.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25,
Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
Could it be related to Comcast's changeover?
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padge

i have just had a new HP computer ,and scanner etc installed the stupid thing
won't allow me to save or send scanned items thru hotmail yahoo gmail etc -i
am really annoyed aBOUTthis and having been struggling to send important
documents i bought the damn thing for -how do I let HP know the pinheads -and
what can i do to overcome this -have tried re Windows Mail but nothing
registering in send or receive either -what was wrong with the old system
-this is completely user unfriendly grrrr
 
D

Dave

Hotmail, Yahoo ands Gmail are primarily webmail accounts.
Windows Mail cannot access any webmail account. It can only access POP3 and
IMAP accounts.
The newer Windows Live Mail can access POP3, IMAP and Hotmail/Live accounts.

MS recently added POP3 access to Hotmail/Live accounts from most countries.
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/?_c...ogview&_c=BlogPart&partqs=amonth=2&ayear=2009


Yahoo offers POP3 access to Plus accounts.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-14.html


Gmail offers POP3 and IMAP access.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=86382
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=75725
 
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Patrick Keenan

padge said:
i have just had a new HP computer ,and scanner etc installed the stupid
thing
won't allow me to save or send scanned items thru hotmail yahoo gmail etc
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Windows Mail won't work with free Yahoo accounts directly. You need to
either pay for the Plus service or use YPOP in between Windows Mail and the
Yahoo servers.

Hotmail just turned POP access back on, after it was off for several years.
http://windowslivehelp.com/solution...op3-availability-in-windows-live-hotmail.aspx
and
https://windowslivehelp.com/solutio...s-live-hotmail-emails-from-a-mail-client.aspx


Gmail works fine, you just have to set it up. Their directions are pretty
clear, and include directions for Windows Mail with screenshots.
Start here:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=86382

Click on the links at 1 and 2 to get to these pages:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273

and
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=86383

And you'll be good to go in just a few minutes.

Of course, you have to actually *have* a gmail account to do this. You have
to set that up separately.
If you don't have one, go here:
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about.html

and click on "Create an Account".

-i
am really annoyed aBOUTthis and having been struggling to send important
documents i bought the damn thing for -how do I let HP know the pinheads
Click to expand...

HP has nothing to do with what's required for you to connect a mail client
with a mail server.

-and
what can i do to overcome this
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See above. The same directions apply to Windows Live Mail, and similar
steps work with other POP clients such as Thunderbird.

HTH
-=pk
 
S

Sandy Jarrett

Patrick Keenan said:
Windows Mail won't work with free Yahoo accounts directly. You need to
either pay for the Plus service or use YPOP in between Windows Mail and the
Yahoo servers.

Hotmail just turned POP access back on, after it was off for several years.
http://windowslivehelp.com/solution...op3-availability-in-windows-live-hotmail.aspx
and
https://windowslivehelp.com/solutio...s-live-hotmail-emails-from-a-mail-client.aspx


Gmail works fine, you just have to set it up. Their directions are pretty
clear, and include directions for Windows Mail with screenshots.
Start here:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=86382

Click on the links at 1 and 2 to get to these pages:
https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13273

and
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=86383

And you'll be good to go in just a few minutes.

Of course, you have to actually *have* a gmail account to do this. You have
to set that up separately.
If you don't have one, go here:
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about.html

and click on "Create an Account".



HP has nothing to do with what's required for you to connect a mail client
with a mail server.



See above. The same directions apply to Windows Live Mail, and similar
steps work with other POP clients such as Thunderbird.

HTH
-=pk
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woodrow25

thanks dude..after all this searching on this site u are the only one that
actually gave us the answer to what is wrong...thanks u made our lives much
simplier by ur few but choice words....we can all now configure our accounts
and know where to go to do so...again i speaking for all the confused,
flustered and angry people...kudos...dude
 
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woodrow25

i have a question...if u follow the directions to the tee and according to
the letter...u wrote..the link will work....and it does...thanks...but it
also created another problem..and tell me if u or anybody can solve this
one......i will post it also...but my server disconnects and severs my link
to the internet..why
--
woodrow wilson Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection.
Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long
period of inactivity. Subject '', Account: 'pop.gmail.com', Server:
'smtp.gmail.com', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '451 4.4.2 Timeout -
closing connection. s31sm4714949qbs.34', Port: 465, Secure(SSL): Yes, Server
Error: 451, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F
 
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Gary VanderMolen

Go to Tools, Accounts, select that mail account, Properties, Servers.
Uncheck the box for "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."

If that setting was already unchecked, which antivirus are you running?
Some of them are not fully compatible with Windows Mail.
 
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jan henriksson

1001reef said:
A previously functioning Windows mail account now won't send mail.
I've tried fixes suggested in the help screens by opening properties,
changing authentication, etc. Nothing has worked. Here's the error
message.
Means absolutely nothing to me.
The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test', Account:
'pop.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25,
Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
Could it be related to Comcast's changeover?
Click to expand...
 

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