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07-04-2009

As you've since discovered, the Outgoing port must be 465, the Incoming port
must be 995, and SSL should be enabled.

Reference:
http://helpme.att.net/article.php?it...action=Refresh

bo wrote:

Quote:

> disabled the email scanning and here's the message i got instead.
>
> The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test', Account: 'my
> mail',
> Server: 'smtp.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No,
> Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
>
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> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It provides no
>> additional protection, it may be causing the error, and even Symantec
>> says
>> it's not necessary:
>>
>> <QP>
>> Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses
>> that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect
>> scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including
>> email
>> and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of
>> this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection,
>> keep Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you
>> have the most recent virus definitions.
>> </QP>
>> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106
>>
>> Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
>> http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>>
>> bo wrote:

Quote:

>>> i checked my email today and was able to view all my incoming mails but
>>> when
>>> i tried to reply on one of them it won't go through.
>>>
>>> here's the error message.
>>>
>>> Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes
>>> for
>>> this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of
>>> inactivity. Subject 'fbgdf', Account: 'my mail', Server:
>>> 'smtp.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket
>>> Error: 10053, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F
>>>
>>> tried to troubleshoot it via windows mail help but to no avail. pls
>>> help.

07-04-2009	#6 (permalink)
PA Bear [MS MVP] n/a posts	Re: can receive but can't send... As you've since discovered, the Outgoing port must be 465, the Incoming port must be 995, and SSL should be enabled. Reference: http://helpme.att.net/article.php?it...action=Refresh bo wrote: Quote: > disabled the email scanning and here's the message i got instead. > > The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'test', Account: 'my > mail', > Server: 'smtp.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, > Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E > > > > > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: > Quote: >> Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It provides no >> additional protection, it may be causing the error, and even Symantec >> says >> it's not necessary: >> >> <QP> >> Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses >> that are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect >> scans incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including >> email >> and email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of >> this. To make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, >> keep Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you >> have the most recent virus definitions. >> </QP> >> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106 >> >> Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email >> http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm >> -- >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) >> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 >> >> >> bo wrote: Quote: >>> i checked my email today and was able to view all my incoming mails but >>> when >>> i tried to reply on one of them it won't go through. >>> >>> here's the error message. >>> >>> Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes >>> for >>> this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of >>> inactivity. Subject 'fbgdf', Account: 'my mail', Server: >>> 'smtp.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket >>> Error: 10053, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F >>> >>> tried to troubleshoot it via windows mail help but to no avail. pls >>> help.
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