Can't Send Emails

[Gary VanderMolen]

Windows Mail will refuse to accept Hotmail accounts.
Are you certain you have downloaded and installed Windows Live Mail?
What does it say when you go to Help, About...

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

Gary I tried that but it won't accept it. Somehow or other it got my son's
email address instead of mine. When I tried to "add" another email account,
but it refuses it.

You're confusing me because initially you said you were using
Windows Mail. Also, the error message you supplied looks like it came
from Windows Mail rather than Windows Live Mail.
If you do have Windows Live Mail, click the "Add an e-mail account" button
in the lower left corner. Once you give it your Hotmail email address, it won't
even ask you about things like server names. The setup will be fairly automatic.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

Gary, I am using Windows Live Mail.

:

If your only email provider is Hotmail, then you can't use Windows Mail.
However, you can use Windows Live Mail. Give it a try:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview


--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)




:

To use Windows Mail, you must first have an email account somewhere. Like
with your Internet provider, or with Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
What is the part of your email address after the @ symbol?

Dave I am using Hotmail

Thanks for your previous answer, it was very helpful!
--
Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview




:

"SMTP" is not a valid mail server name. You must obtain the correct
server name from your mail provider. Who is your mail provider?

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
the
server name correctly.
Subject 'Emailing: ATT411[1]', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'SMTP',
Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D

How do I fix this?


Gary, I am using Windows Mail

 

[Jorindovsky]

It says it won't accept HTTP and to install Windows Live Mail which I have
done.

Yes Gary, I have installed Windows Live Mail 4 times just to make sure, but
it still won't work.

Windows Mail will refuse to accept Hotmail accounts.
Are you certain you have downloaded and installed Windows Live Mail?
What does it say when you go to Help, About...

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

Gary I tried that but it won't accept it. Somehow or other it got my son's
email address instead of mine. When I tried to "add" another email account,
but it refuses it.

You're confusing me because initially you said you were using
Windows Mail. Also, the error message you supplied looks like it came
from Windows Mail rather than Windows Live Mail.
If you do have Windows Live Mail, click the "Add an e-mail account" button
in the lower left corner. Once you give it your Hotmail email address, it won't
even ask you about things like server names. The setup will be fairly automatic.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)



Gary, I am using Windows Live Mail.

:

If your only email provider is Hotmail, then you can't use Windows Mail.
However, you can use Windows Live Mail. Give it a try:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview


--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)




:

To use Windows Mail, you must first have an email account somewhere. Like
with your Internet provider, or with Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
What is the part of your email address after the @ symbol?

Dave I am using Hotmail

Thanks for your previous answer, it was very helpful!
--
Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview




:

"SMTP" is not a valid mail server name. You must obtain the correct
server name from your mail provider. Who is your mail provider?

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
the
server name correctly.
Subject 'Emailing: ATT411[1]', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'SMTP',
Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D

How do I fix this?


Gary, I am using Windows Mail

 

[Jorindovsky]

How to get Web-based e-mail on your Windows Vista desktop
You may have tried to link Windows Mail to a Hotmail, MSN Mail, or other
e-mail account via HTTP forwarding. That's no longer supported in Windows
Mail ( here's why). But you can use Windows Live Mail for accessing
HTTP-based e-mail accounts in Windows Vista.

This is what I have done.

If your only email provider is Hotmail, then you can't use Windows Mail.
However, you can use Windows Live Mail. Give it a try:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview


--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

:

To use Windows Mail, you must first have an email account somewhere. Like
with your Internet provider, or with Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
What is the part of your email address after the @ symbol?

Dave I am using Hotmail

Thanks for your previous answer, it was very helpful!

--
Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview




:

"SMTP" is not a valid mail server name. You must obtain the correct
server name from your mail provider. Who is your mail provider?

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
the
server name correctly.
Subject 'Emailing: ATT411[1]', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'SMTP',
Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D

How do I fix this?


Gary, I am using Windows Mail

 

[Guest]

There's a possibility that when you installed Windows Live Mail (not the
only program with the abbreviation WLM), it was unable to hide Windows
Mail as thoroughly as it normally does when you install it, so you may
still be using Windows Mail even though you think you aren't. Many
programs will make it clearer which version of which program you are
using if you click Tools, then something starting with About.

How to get Web-based e-mail on your Windows Vista desktop
You may have tried to link Windows Mail to a Hotmail, MSN Mail, or other
e-mail account via HTTP forwarding. That's no longer supported in Windows
Mail ( here's why). But you can use Windows Live Mail for accessing
HTTP-based e-mail accounts in Windows Vista.

This is what I have done.

If your only email provider is Hotmail, then you can't use Windows Mail.
However, you can use Windows Live Mail. Give it a try:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview


--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

:

To use Windows Mail, you must first have an email account somewhere.
Like
with your Internet provider, or with Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
What is the part of your email address after the @ symbol?

Dave I am using Hotmail

Thanks for your previous answer, it was very helpful!
--
Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview




:

"SMTP" is not a valid mail server name. You must obtain the correct
server name from your mail provider. Who is your mail provider?

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


message
The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have
entered
the
server name correctly.
Subject 'Emailing: ATT411[1]', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'SMTP',
Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error
Number:
0x800CCC0D

How do I fix this?


Gary, I am using Windows Mail

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Somehow you are getting the two email programs mixed up.
In the 14 months I have worked with WLM users, I have never
heard of it refusing to set up a Hotmail account.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

It says it won't accept HTTP and to install Windows Live Mail which I have
done.

Yes Gary, I have installed Windows Live Mail 4 times just to make sure, but
it still won't work.

Windows Mail will refuse to accept Hotmail accounts.
Are you certain you have downloaded and installed Windows Live Mail?
What does it say when you go to Help, About...

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

Gary I tried that but it won't accept it. Somehow or other it got my son's
email address instead of mine. When I tried to "add" another email account,
but it refuses it.

:

You're confusing me because initially you said you were using
Windows Mail. Also, the error message you supplied looks like it came
from Windows Mail rather than Windows Live Mail.
If you do have Windows Live Mail, click the "Add an e-mail account" button
in the lower left corner. Once you give it your Hotmail email address, it won't
even ask you about things like server names. The setup will be fairly automatic.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)



Gary, I am using Windows Live Mail.

:

If your only email provider is Hotmail, then you can't use Windows Mail.
However, you can use Windows Live Mail. Give it a try:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview


--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)




:

To use Windows Mail, you must first have an email account somewhere. Like
with your Internet provider, or with Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
What is the part of your email address after the @ symbol?

Dave I am using Hotmail

Thanks for your previous answer, it was very helpful!
--
Vista Home Premium 32 SP1
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview




:

"SMTP" is not a valid mail server name. You must obtain the correct
server name from your mail provider. Who is your mail provider?

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
the
server name correctly.
Subject 'Emailing: ATT411[1]', Account: 'POP3', Server: 'SMTP',
Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D

How do I fix this?


Gary, I am using Windows Mail

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

In Help | About what version number does it give?

It says it won't accept HTTP and to install Windows Live Mail which I have
done.

Yes Gary, I have installed Windows Live Mail 4 times just to make sure,
but
it still won't work.

Windows Mail will refuse to accept Hotmail accounts.
Are you certain you have downloaded and installed Windows Live Mail?
What does it say when you go to Help, About...

Gary I tried that but it won't accept it. Somehow or other it got my
son's
email address instead of mine. When I tried to "add" another email
account,
but it refuses it.

:

You're confusing me because initially you said you were using
Windows Mail. Also, the error message you supplied looks like it came
from Windows Mail rather than Windows Live Mail.
If you do have Windows Live Mail, click the "Add an e-mail account"
button
in the lower left corner. Once you give it your Hotmail email address,
it won't
even ask you about things like server names. The setup will be fairly
automatic.


Gary, I am using Windows Live Mail.

:

If your only email provider is Hotmail, then you can't use Windows
Mail.
However, you can use Windows Live Mail. Give it a try:
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

message

:

To use Windows Mail, you must first have an email account
somewhere. Like
with your Internet provider, or with Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc.
What is the part of your email address after the @ symbol?

Dave I am using Hotmail

message


:

"SMTP" is not a valid mail server name. You must obtain the
correct
server name from your mail provider. Who is your mail
provider?

in message
The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you
have entered
the
server name correctly.
Subject 'Emailing: ATT411[1]', Account: 'POP3', Server:
'SMTP',
Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error
Number:
0x800CCC0D

How do I fix this?


Gary, I am using Windows Mail