How do you setup your outlook

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Tamikka

I have tried to setup my outlook email however I keep getting errors

The host 'smtp.comcastnet' could not be found. Please verify that you have
entered the server name correctly.
Subject '', Account: 'pop3mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcastnet',
Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001,

Error Number: 0x800CCC0DThe host 'pop3mail.comcast.net' could not be found.
Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly.
Account: 'pop3mail.comcast.net', Server: 'pop3mail.comcast.net', Protocol:
POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D
 
Tamikka said:
I have tried to setup my outlook email however I keep getting errors

The host 'smtp.comcastnet' could not be found. Please verify that you have
entered the server name correctly.
Subject '', Account: 'pop3mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcastnet',
Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001,

Error Number: 0x800CCC0DThe host 'pop3mail.comcast.net' could not be
found.
Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly.
Account: 'pop3mail.comcast.net', Server: 'pop3mail.comcast.net', Protocol:
POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D
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Here's their instructions for Outlook Express. See if they contain the
correct
server names.

<http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=Emailtop17686&cookieattempt=1>
 
Outlook-specific newsgroups include:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.bcm
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_addins
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.teamfolders
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.thirdpartyutil
 
It looks like you left out the period (.) between "comcast" and "net" in the
Outgoing (SMTP) server name

smtp.comcast.net

and you have "pop3" in the Incoming (POP3) server name that doesn't
belong...

mail.comcast.net
 
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