Windows Mail won't send messages

[jmenchak]

I can receive messages through my windows mail account, but when I try to
send I get the following error

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'now?', Account:
'plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com', Server: 'plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

What did I do wrong?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Yahoo does not use port 25. Follow their email setup directions:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-08.html

 

[gingercop]

I have just solved same problem - but I also had to tick box next to my
server requires authentication [under tools, account, [select your account],
properties, servers].
Am setting up through aol, they gave me port 587, but port 25 also seems to
work

 

[what is the answer to your problem?]

I can receive messages through my windows mail account, but when I try to
send I get the following error

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'now?', Account:
'plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com', Server: 'plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

What did I do wrong?

 

[Guest]

Have you signed up for the Yahoo! Mail Plus account needed to use
that server? If so, see their instructions for the correct port numbers to
use:

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-35.html

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-08.html

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-14.html

http://www.vista4beginners.com/Windows-Mail-Yahoo-Mail-Plus

Part of these instructions were written for Outlook Express, but should
also work under Windows Mail.

"what is the answer to your problem?" <what is the answer to your
[email protected]> wrote in message

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Unless you use the exact settings specified by the owner of the mail server,
your mail account is likely to stop working sooner or later.
See my previous response.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP

I have just solved same problem - but I also had to tick box next to my
server requires authentication [under tools, account, [select your account],
properties, servers].
Am setting up through aol, they gave me port 587, but port 25 also seems to
work

I can receive messages through my windows mail account, but when I try to
send I get the following error

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'now?', Account:
'plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com', Server: 'plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

What did I do wrong?