Windows mail, Vista Ultimate

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Since last night I have not been able to send e-mail. I can receive but not
send. get error messege:

The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'Fw: test of e-mail',
Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smpt.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP,
Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

My ISP told me it's not their problem. Pass to Micrsoft I guess. LOL
 
Look right in the middle of that message. It's highly unlikely the
server name is SMPT because it handles Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and
ISPs usually name their servers either mail.something or SMTP.something.
 
Change smPT.comcast.net to smTP.comcast.net
(differences capitalized for emphasis).

Also, Comcast is dropping support for port 25, see
http://www.comcast.com/Customers/FAQ/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288

Note that the outgoing server now requires port 587 rather than port 25.
Also, "My server requires authentication" must be checked.
Although those instructions were written for Outlook Express,
Windows Mail uses the same settings.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile/vandermolen
 
I did some more research on this with my ISP and found that They had changed
some numbers in their settings. I made the changes in my windows mail
settings and everything works fine for now.
 
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