outlook blocking receiving or sending of emails - ISP address OK

[Benjamin]

outlook is blocking my computer from receiving or sending emails. I have
checked with the service supplier and they assure me that everything is
correct. How can I remove the blocking? I have office 2007 installed.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP (OneNote)]

What do you mean by "blocking"? What kind of error message are you
getting? Why do you think it's Outlook doing the blocking and not a
firewall or third-party security product?

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[Benjamin]

Messages read. Receiving reported error(0x80042108)Outlook is unable to
connect to your outgoing (SMTP) e-mail server.

I contacted my ISP and we went through all settings, all okay.

The message appeared after my pc had downloaded an auto upgrade from vista.

 

[Benjamin]

I am getting a message that says error (0x80042109) and also (0x80042108)
outlook is unable to connect with your outgoing (SMTP) e-mail server, also
unable to connect to your incoming (POP3) email server.

Checked with my ISP went through system, all checks out ok.

The fault appeared after an auto download of Vista.

 

[Pat Willener]

See this article for some possibilities what could cause this behavior:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813514/