Setting up Windows Mail account

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I went through the process of setting up an account but when I tried to test
it by sending an email to myself, I got the following error message:
"The host 'smtp.aol.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have
entered the server name correctly.
Subject 'Test', Account: 'imap.aol.com', Server: 'smtp.aol.com', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 587, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D"
I have no idea what this means. I used the procedure set out in "Windows
Vista for Dummies" for AOL users. I must be a dummy!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Access an AOL Email Account
http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/et122204.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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I went through the process of setting up an account but when I tried to test
it by sending an email to myself, I got the following error message:
"The host 'smtp.aol.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have
entered the server name correctly.
Subject 'Test', Account: 'imap.aol.com', Server: 'smtp.aol.com', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 587, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D"
I have no idea what this means. I used the procedure set out in "Windows
Vista for Dummies" for AOL users. I must be a dummy!