Error mesage

B

Becky

I think I have my Sever names set up corretly for Windows Live in Windows
Mail, but I get the following message trying to send an email:

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test', Account: 'Windows
email', Server: 'smtp.live.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No,
Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

Please Help!
 
B

Becky

Thank you! That's been driving me crazy! My ports were on the wrong ones. It
works now! I appreciate it!
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

YW. When all else fails, RTFM.
Thank you! That's been driving me crazy! My ports were on the wrong ones.
It
works now! I appreciate it!
Use the Configuration Settings on this page:
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!CC9301187A51FE33!49799.entry

NB: Set Outgoing server (SMTP) to Port 587, not Port 25!

[The above courtesy of MVP Gary VanderMolen]
I think I have my Sever names set up corretly for Windows Live in Windows
Mail, but I get the following message trying to send an email:

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test', Account:
'Windows
email', Server: 'smtp.live.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL):
No,
Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
 

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