DGuess

The SMTP port 0 would be the first thing to look at. Check the post to see
what the account properties are, it should probably be port 25 but
definitely not 0.

Using any AV or anti-spyware or anti-spamware software? If so, turn off the
scanning.



"67SBSQSB" <67SBSQSB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7A5DB335-E195-46E8-A7C0-C6CBF9E6DAA7@microsoft.com...
> Occasionally, I am receiving the following 2 errors when hitting send and
> receive in Mail on Vista:
>
> An unknown error has occurred. Protocol: SMTP, Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No,
> Error Number: 0x800C0148
>
> An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'Comcast Email', Server:
> 'mail.comcast.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Error
> Number:
> 0x800C0148
>
> Note that this is not happening on my old PC running OE6 on XP and the
> settings are exactly the same.