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Arthur

When I try and send mail using windows mail (vista) I get this message I
contacted comcast changes all ports etc and no luck. Also when I used to use
outlook express and when to file I could change the identity there. I can't
seen to find out how and both my email and wifes is going to the same inbox

I hope someone has a suggestion.

thanks

Arthur




The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
"I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help determining
the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'test',
Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP,
Server Response: '550 5.1.0 Authentication required', Port: 587, Secure(SSL):
No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
 
Make sure you have send authentication enabled.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Servers.
Enable the "My server requires authentication" option.

Windows Mail does not have identities like Outlook Express did.
By default, all email from all accounts goes into the same Inbox.
There are four different ways of changing that:

1. Use separate Windows user logins. That gives total privacy, and is
ideal when two different people use the same computer.

2. Use message rules to filter incoming messages into
separate mail folders.

3. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, no rules needed: http://download.live.com/wlmail

4. Purchase an add-on called WMIDs:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs
 
Sorry to butt in on this thread, but shouldn't there also be an option or
add-on to make Windows Live Mail act like OE's Inbox?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Make sure you have send authentication enabled.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Servers.
Enable the "My server requires authentication" option.

Windows Mail does not have identities like Outlook Express did.
By default, all email from all accounts goes into the same Inbox.
There are four different ways of changing that:

1. Use separate Windows user logins. That gives total privacy, and is
ideal when two different people use the same computer.

2. Use message rules to filter incoming messages into
separate mail folders.

3. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, no rules needed: http://download.live.com/wlmail

4. Purchase an add-on called WMIDs:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs
 
This group is for Windows Mail, not Windows Live Mail.

What do you mean by " like OE's Inbox?"

WM dumps all incoming email messages into one Inbox.
WLM has separate Inboxes, etc. for each email account you access. But it
has Quickviews, which can be used to see all email/all new email/ etc. in
one view.


--
Dave N.
MS-MVP (Mail)
Windows 7 Ultimate
http://download.live.com/wlmail



Miles said:
Sorry to butt in on this thread, but shouldn't there also be an option or
add-on to make Windows Live Mail act like OE's Inbox?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Make sure you have send authentication enabled.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Servers.
Enable the "My server requires authentication" option.

Windows Mail does not have identities like Outlook Express did.
By default, all email from all accounts goes into the same Inbox.
There are four different ways of changing that:

1. Use separate Windows user logins. That gives total privacy, and is
ideal when two different people use the same computer.

2. Use message rules to filter incoming messages into
separate mail folders.

3. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, no rules needed: http://download.live.com/wlmail

4. Purchase an add-on called WMIDs:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Arthur said:
When I try and send mail using windows mail (vista) I get this message I
contacted comcast changes all ports etc and no luck. Also when I used to
use
outlook express and when to file I could change the identity there. I
can't
seen to find out how and both my email and wifes is going to the same
inbox

I hope someone has a suggestion.

thanks

Arthur




The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
"I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help
determining
the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'test',
Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP,
Server Response: '550 5.1.0 Authentication required', Port: 587,
Secure(SSL):
No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Why should there be? Microsoft is under no obligation to make
provisions for new programs to act just like older ones.
I've listed all the available Windows Mail workarounds below.
Windows Live Mail is a different program which is handled in
a different newsgroup.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Miles said:
Sorry to butt in on this thread, but shouldn't there also be an option or
add-on to make Windows Live Mail act like OE's Inbox?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Make sure you have send authentication enabled.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Servers.
Enable the "My server requires authentication" option.

Windows Mail does not have identities like Outlook Express did.
By default, all email from all accounts goes into the same Inbox.
There are four different ways of changing that:

1. Use separate Windows user logins. That gives total privacy, and is
ideal when two different people use the same computer.

2. Use message rules to filter incoming messages into
separate mail folders.

3. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, no rules needed: http://download.live.com/wlmail

4. Purchase an add-on called WMIDs:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Arthur said:
When I try and send mail using windows mail (vista) I get this message I
contacted comcast changes all ports etc and no luck. Also when I used to
use
outlook express and when to file I could change the identity there. I
can't
seen to find out how and both my email and wifes is going to the same
inbox

I hope someone has a suggestion.

thanks

Arthur




The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
"I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help determining
the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'test',
Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP,
Server Response: '550 5.1.0 Authentication required', Port: 587,
Secure(SSL):
No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
User options are always appreciated. Why wouldn't you think so. (Sorry, I
meant Windows Mail, not OE).
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why should there be? Microsoft is under no obligation to make
provisions for new programs to act just like older ones.
I've listed all the available Windows Mail workarounds below.
Windows Live Mail is a different program which is handled in
a different newsgroup.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Miles said:
Sorry to butt in on this thread, but shouldn't there also be an option or
add-on to make Windows Live Mail act like OE's Inbox?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Make sure you have send authentication enabled.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Servers.
Enable the "My server requires authentication" option.

Windows Mail does not have identities like Outlook Express did.
By default, all email from all accounts goes into the same Inbox.
There are four different ways of changing that:

1. Use separate Windows user logins. That gives total privacy, and is
ideal when two different people use the same computer.

2. Use message rules to filter incoming messages into
separate mail folders.

3. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, no rules needed: http://download.live.com/wlmail

4. Purchase an add-on called WMIDs:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Arthur said:
When I try and send mail using windows mail (vista) I get this message I
contacted comcast changes all ports etc and no luck. Also when I used to
use
outlook express and when to file I could change the identity there. I
can't
seen to find out how and both my email and wifes is going to the same
inbox

I hope someone has a suggestion.

thanks

Arthur




The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
"I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help
determining
the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'test',
Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP,
Server Response: '550 5.1.0 Authentication required', Port: 587,
Secure(SSL):
No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Microsoft has essentially abandoned Windows Mail in favor of
Windows Live Mail. There will be no updates to Windows Mail.
Why waste time wishing for things that will never happen?

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Miles said:
User options are always appreciated. Why wouldn't you think so. (Sorry, I
meant Windows Mail, not OE).
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why should there be? Microsoft is under no obligation to make
provisions for new programs to act just like older ones.
I've listed all the available Windows Mail workarounds below.
Windows Live Mail is a different program which is handled in
a different newsgroup.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Miles said:
Sorry to butt in on this thread, but shouldn't there also be an option or
add-on to make Windows Live Mail act like OE's Inbox?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Make sure you have send authentication enabled.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Servers.
Enable the "My server requires authentication" option.

Windows Mail does not have identities like Outlook Express did.
By default, all email from all accounts goes into the same Inbox.
There are four different ways of changing that:

1. Use separate Windows user logins. That gives total privacy, and is
ideal when two different people use the same computer.

2. Use message rules to filter incoming messages into
separate mail folders.

3. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, no rules needed: http://download.live.com/wlmail

4. Purchase an add-on called WMIDs:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Arthur said:
When I try and send mail using windows mail (vista) I get this message I
contacted comcast changes all ports etc and no luck. Also when I used to
use
outlook express and when to file I could change the identity there. I
can't
seen to find out how and both my email and wifes is going to the same
inbox

I hope someone has a suggestion.

thanks

Arthur




The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
"I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help
determining
the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'test',
Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP,
Server Response: '550 5.1.0 Authentication required', Port: 587,
Secure(SSL):
No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Microsoft functionally crippled Windows Mail in Windows 7, so there's not much point. And with WLM, there is no capability to program it at all, so any development is unlikely. Its a static and crappy program that will not be enhanced.

steve

Miles said:
User options are always appreciated. Why wouldn't you think so. (Sorry, I
meant Windows Mail, not OE).
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why should there be? Microsoft is under no obligation to make
provisions for new programs to act just like older ones.
I've listed all the available Windows Mail workarounds below.
Windows Live Mail is a different program which is handled in
a different newsgroup.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Miles said:
Sorry to butt in on this thread, but shouldn't there also be an option or
add-on to make Windows Live Mail act like OE's Inbox?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Make sure you have send authentication enabled.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Servers.
Enable the "My server requires authentication" option.

Windows Mail does not have identities like Outlook Express did.
By default, all email from all accounts goes into the same Inbox.
There are four different ways of changing that:

1. Use separate Windows user logins. That gives total privacy, and is
ideal when two different people use the same computer.

2. Use message rules to filter incoming messages into
separate mail folders.

3. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, no rules needed: http://download.live.com/wlmail

4. Purchase an add-on called WMIDs:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Arthur said:
When I try and send mail using windows mail (vista) I get this message I
contacted comcast changes all ports etc and no luck. Also when I used to
use
outlook express and when to file I could change the identity there. I
can't
seen to find out how and both my email and wifes is going to the same
inbox

I hope someone has a suggestion.

thanks

Arthur




The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
"I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help
determining
the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'test',
Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP,
Server Response: '550 5.1.0 Authentication required', Port: 587,
Secure(SSL):
No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Yet Windows Live Mail serves the need of many users. The Wave 4 version
to be released in a few months is likely to have several new enhancements.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Microsoft functionally crippled Windows Mail in Windows 7, so there's not much point. And with WLM, there is no capability to program it at all, so any development is unlikely. Its a static and crappy program that will not be enhanced.

steve

Miles said:
User options are always appreciated. Why wouldn't you think so. (Sorry, I
meant Windows Mail, not OE).
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why should there be? Microsoft is under no obligation to make
provisions for new programs to act just like older ones.
I've listed all the available Windows Mail workarounds below.
Windows Live Mail is a different program which is handled in
a different newsgroup.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Miles said:
Sorry to butt in on this thread, but shouldn't there also be an option or
add-on to make Windows Live Mail act like OE's Inbox?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Make sure you have send authentication enabled.
Go to Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Servers.
Enable the "My server requires authentication" option.

Windows Mail does not have identities like Outlook Express did.
By default, all email from all accounts goes into the same Inbox.
There are four different ways of changing that:

1. Use separate Windows user logins. That gives total privacy, and is
ideal when two different people use the same computer.

2. Use message rules to filter incoming messages into
separate mail folders.

3. Upgrade to Windows Live Mail which has separate folders for each
account, no rules needed: http://download.live.com/wlmail

4. Purchase an add-on called WMIDs:
http://www.oehelp.com/WMIDs

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Arthur said:
When I try and send mail using windows mail (vista) I get this message I
contacted comcast changes all ports etc and no luck. Also when I used to
use
outlook express and when to file I could change the identity there. I
can't
seen to find out how and both my email and wifes is going to the same
inbox

I hope someone has a suggestion.

thanks

Arthur




The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
"I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help
determining
the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.

The rejected e-mail address was '(e-mail address removed)'. Subject 'test',
Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'smtp.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP,
Server Response: '550 5.1.0 Authentication required', Port: 587,
Secure(SSL):
No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC78
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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