bebop
Sun Jun 08 14:33:01 PDT 2008
Thanks a bunch. You were right about Comcast switching the smtp port to 587.
I also had to go into my OE account and set the authentication box. I don't
know why, I never had this box checked before. Maybe it also had something
to do with Comcast, but Comcast support didn't tell me that. I had to figure
that out for myself. Thanks again.
--
bopper
"VanguardLH" wrote:
> "VanguardLH" wrote in
> <news:lP2dncEO8cD1jtbVnZ2dnUVZ_qXinZ2d@comcast.com>:
>
> > "bopper" wrote in
> > <news:E3636745-5205-4B5F-9BA0-634B7B0C038A@microsoft.com>:
> >
> >> Using OUtlook Exress 6 witn XP. I can receive messages into Outlook Express
> >> but I get error messages when sending:
> >> Connection to the serverhas failed Account www.mail.comcast.net
> >> Protocol SMTP Port 25 Secire (ssl) No. Spocket Error 10060
> >> Error # 0x800ccc0e
> >>
> >> Comcast is my ISP.
> >> Thanks for the help.
> >
> > www.mail.comcast.net is not a valid mail host name at Comcast. Take out
> > the "www." part.
> >
> > You might also reconsider which port to use. Comcast is moving to port
> > 587 for POP3 mail host access and off of port 25 (to thwart the mailer
> > trojans that infects their customers' hosts).
> >
> > Read:
> >
http://help.comcast.net/#e72bebb6-8e08-4377-8211-73c55eb45872
> > Click on the first link in the OE setup section.
>
> Oops, that should've read:
>
> 587 for *SMTP* mail host access
>
> That is for a non-SSL connect. You can also use port 465 if you enable
> SSL on the SMTP connect.
>