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I keep getting this message and I can't figure out how to fix it:

-- The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
the server name correctly.
Subject 'info', Account: 'Windows mail', Server: 'SMTP', Protocol: SMTP,
Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

S. Dickerson
 
Sarah Dickerson said:
I keep getting this message and I can't figure out how to fix it:

-- The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
the server name correctly.
Subject 'info', Account: 'Windows mail', Server: 'SMTP', Protocol: SMTP,
Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

S. Dickerson
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SMTP is not a valid server name. Check with your internet provider for
instructions for setting up an account to use their email server. They may
be on their web site somewhere.

Or, you could tell us who your internet provider is and see if anyone
here already knows where to find the instructions.
 
Had the same problem and have solved it today.

If you have an email adresse through a different server than your internet
service provider, then you should for outgoing mail (SMTP server) use the
smtp server adresse of the internet provider (not email provider smtp
server).

For incoming mail you can however use the pop3 server for the email adress
provider (not internet service provider)

So say you have an email adresse through a server called ONLINE and internet
service provider is GET.

You would then for incoming mail use following server:

pop.online.no (email provider server)

For outgoing mail:

smtp.get.no (internet provider server)

The reason you need to use your internet provider server to send mail is
because your email provider is limiting the amount of people sending through
their server. Quite common that email provider server will not allow you to
send out mail through their server if you are using another company as
internet service provider.

The example I've shown was for my case. I used Online for getting an email
adress and Get is my internet service provider.

Look on your internet providers webpage to find smtp server if you do not
have it at hand.
As it seems you are able to recieve mail you don't need to alter this pop3
server name.

Just alter the outgoing smtp server name in other words and it should be up
and running.

Regards

Erik the Viking from Norway
 
Had the same problem and have solved it today. Yihaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

If you have an email adresse through a different server than your internet
service provider, then you should for outgoing mail (SMTP server) use the
smtp server adresse of the internet provider (not email provider smtp
server).

For incoming mail you can however use the pop3 server for the email adress
provider (not internet service provider)

So say you have an email adresse through a server called ONLINE and internet
service provider is GET.

You would then for incoming mail use following server:

pop.online.no (email provider server)

For outgoing mail:

smtp.get.no (internet provider server)

The reason you need to use your internet provider server to send mail is
because your email provider is limiting the amount of people sending through
their server. Quite common that email provider server will not allow you to
send out mail through their server if you are using another company as
internet service provider.

The example I've shown was for my case. I used Online for getting an email
adress and Get is my internet service provider.

Look on your internet providers webpage to find smtp server if you do not
have it at hand.
As it seems you are able to recieve mail you don't need to alter this pop3
server name. Only alter the smtp server name to that of your internet
service provider (look at home webpage for internet service provider for
smtp server name).

Regards

Erik
 
The 'solution' you posted has nothing to do with the OP's issue.
Please leave problem resolution to the experts.
 
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