Cant send emails or replys in Windows mail

[ldejohn]

I keep getting an error message when I try to send or reply emails in windows
mail. My internet provider is Att. Here is the error message that I receive.

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Re: Beau A DeJohn,
ABU600721008', Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'smtp.att.yahoo.com',
Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number:
0x800CCC0E

 

[jswitow]

I am having the same problem; cannot receive emails in Wondows Mail, though I
can send them. Any ideas about getting the incoming section working again
would be greatly appreciated.

 

[james]

I keep getting an error message when I try to send or reply emails in
windows
mail. My internet provider is Att. Here is the error message that I
receive.

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Re: Beau A DeJohn,
ABU600721008', Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'smtp.att.yahoo.com',
Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error
Number:
0x800CCC0E

 

[stackarms]

I keep getting an error message when I try to send or reply emails in windows
mail. My internet provider is Att. Here is the error message that I receive.

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Re: Beau A DeJohn,
ABU600721008', Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'smtp.att.yahoo.com',
Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number:
0x800CCC0E

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

That server doesn't use port 25. Please use the settings specified by
your provider:
http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB401738

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

Do you get an error message when you try to send or receive? If so,
right-click on your error message, copy, then paste it into a reply here.
We can't do much troubleshooting without the complete error message.

 

[Gary VanderMolen \(MVP\)]

Without a copy of the complete error message I can only venture
an educated guess.
Most likely you are running into a port 25 block. As a general rule,
the owner of the SMTP server you are using must be the same as
the entity providing your Internet connection at that moment.
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:

1. Use webmail for sending (via your browser).
2. Ask your home ISP if they have a port other than '25' for SMTP.
3. If you use the same away-from-home connection frequently,
substitute the SMTP server belonging to that connection. This is a bit
tricky, but if you want to go that route, I can provide more details.
4. If you frequently send from multiple locations, get a free Gmail account,
configure it for POP access, set it up in Windows Mail, and use that for
your sending chores. Gmail uses port 465 for SMTP, which is not blocked
like port 25 is.