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Old 08-27-2008   #8 (permalink)
Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]


 
 

Re: VISTA WINDOWS MAIL ERROR MESSAGE

Your POP server, 'pop-server.nyc.rr.com', responds on port 110, it does not
respond on port 995. Why are you using 995 instead of 110? I find nothing
in Road Runner's instructions indication you need to use port 995 and SSL:

http://help.rr.com/hmsfaqs/e_vista_g...g+and+Services
Setting Up Your Road Runner Email with Windows Mail

Hal
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"tymcconnell" <tymcconnell@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
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>> Hello, all:
>>
>> I'm having a problem on my new network computer. It's connected to my
>> first computer via a router.
>>
>> I receive the following error message on the new computer:
>>
>> "The connection to the server has failed. Account:
>> 'pop-server.nyc.rr.com', Server: 'pop-server.nyc.rr.com', Protocol: POP3,
>> Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number:
>> 0x800CCC0E"
>>
>> Any suggestions about how to solve this?
>
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