Send/receive error message

[iowaterry]

I get this error message when I click on send/receive.

Account: 'pop3.iowatelecom.net', Server: 'pop3.iowatelecom.net', Protocol:
POP3, Server Response: '-ERR Invalid command.', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No,
Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC18

When I create mail and click send I don't get the error message.

Thanks

 

[pam tanora]

i get the message account: pop3 error, I can't send messages from the hotel,
I am attached to roomlink, I am receiving messsges

 

[Dave]

The hotel is probably blocking port 25.
You may have to use your email account's webmail site to send.

Who is your email provider?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

What you experienced is normal. 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 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.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Go to Tools, Accounts, select that mail account, Properties, Servers.
Uncheck the box for "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
If it was already unchecked, which antivirus are you running? Some of
them cause problems with Windows Mail over time.