Unable to send/receive emails in Outlook via my ISP

[Guest]

I installed MS Office 2003 on 13 Feb 2004 but can't seem to send emails. I keep getting error messages saying my outgoing (SMTP) server doesn't support a secure(ssl) connection. My ISP is AOL and I have no problem sending/receiving directly from my dial-up connection with them. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

AOL and Outlook (any version) do not work together due to AOL's insistence
on using a proprietary mail system that only their users can access via the
AOL client.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Stevie191 asked:

| I installed MS Office 2003 on 13 Feb 2004 but can't seem to send
| emails. I keep getting error messages saying my outgoing (SMTP)
| server doesn't support a secure(ssl) connection. My ISP is AOL and I
| have no problem sending/receiving directly from my dial-up connection
| with them. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[Ozzie04]

Milly is right, they block port 25, talk to AOL on that one!!! You are not
the first person to encounter this

I installed MS Office 2003 on 13 Feb 2004 but can't seem to send emails. I

keep getting error messages saying my outgoing (SMTP) server doesn't support
a secure(ssl) connection. My ISP is AOL and I have no problem
sending/receiving directly from my dial-up connection with them. Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[Guest]

I have the exact same problems with AOL. I have tried many, many solution to no avail. Sending messages has worked some in the past, then stops working and I get a variety of error messages in Outlook. It is not working again and been like this for about one week. I have switch to Earthlink as my ISP, still keeping AOL for a while, but can't get Earthlink to work just yet. Earthlink told me straight up that they do support POP3 / SMTP email through Outlook using a separate address and POP3 address. Let me know if you have any luck. AOL gave me the run around and said they do not support Outlook or recommend using it. a marketing scam, I believe

See my message(s) about this early on 2/16