raggedclaw

I put in the proper ports and protocols per Earthlink, and my Windows Mail
worked for a day. Now, it won't send (I rechecked settings.)
I don't like Windows Mail and would prefer to use Earthlink MailBox. I went
through the steps to change the default email program, but when I go to
Earthlink TaskBar and ask it to check email, Windows Mail opens.
Any ideas?

"SP" wrote:

> A friend had this problem and called his ISP. He was told to change the
> Server Port Number of the Outgoing Mail. That fixed the problem. I use
> Earthlink also and mine is 25. You might check that.
>
> Steve
>
> "Melanie" <Melanie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FFE56B86-C17A-4D25-AFCD-7C453E74840C@microsoft.com...
> > Anyone out there using Earthlink and Vista that can successfully send
> > email?
> > I can receive but not send, regardless of wether I use Elink's Mailbox or
> > Window's Mail. This is a new PC that came with Vista installed, when I
> > downloaded Earthlink I used the download for Vista. I have already tried
> > all
> > the things in various "help" sites and none have helped. When I try to
> > send
> > mail I get the following error message....
> >
> > The message could not be sent. The authentication might not be correct for
> > your outgoing mail (SMTP) server.
> >
> > The rejected email address was (whoever I used).
> > Acct:'pop.mindspring.com',
> > Server:smtpauth.earthlink.net', Protocol:SMTP, Server Response:'550 Please
> > configure you mail client to use authentication', Port:25, Secure(SSL):No.
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone been able to solve this problem between Vista and Earthlink?
> > --
> > Melanie
>
>
>