"TySmink" <TySmink@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:23A8D1E2-1CCE-4B2D-ACB2-C1024DF85D90@xxxxxx
Quote:
>I am having the exact same issue...and I use smtp.comcast.net as well. This
> just started happening last week.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated...
>
> "scr621" wrote:
> Quote:
>> All of a sudden out of the blue I can't send mail as per below?
>>
>> The connection to the server has failed.
>>
>> Subject 'MAJOR COMPLAINT'
>> Server: 'smtp.comcast.net'
>> Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC0E
>> Protocol: SMTP
>> Port: 25
>> Secure(SSL): No
>> Socket Error: 10061
Comcast has started making their users change to a different port for
outgoing mail, and has not been very good at telling their users about
this.
These instructions were written for Windows Mail, but you might want
to check if they also work under Windows Live Mail:
<http://help.comcast.net/content/faq/How-to-configure-Windows-Mail-for-Vista-to-use-port-587-for-sending-email>