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Old 01-18-2008   #1 (permalink)
Mairleen


 
 

please help me i am very interested in using windows mail but cant use it yet.

this is the error message i get?????????

The host 'yahoo' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the
server name correctly.
Subject 'Vendor Request', Account: 'yahoo', Server: 'yahoo', Protocol:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
0x800CCC0D


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Old 01-18-2008   #2 (permalink)
Dave


 
 

Re: please help me i am very interested in using windows mail but cant use it yet.

That's because "yahoo" is not the correct server name.
the free US accounts do not have POP access.
If you have a premium account, and access to POP mail, then look here...
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mai...op/pop-08.html


and here...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...5232551AAwpTXx



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"Mairleen" <streetwisemg@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> this is the error message i get?????????
>
> The host 'yahoo' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
> the server name correctly.
> Subject 'Vendor Request', Account: 'yahoo', Server: 'yahoo', Protocol:
> SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
> 0x800CCC0D
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 01-18-2008   #3 (permalink)


 
 

Re: please help me i am very interested in using windows mail but cant use it yet.


"Mairleen" <streetwisemg@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3453569F-2837-4820-9A4C-B9A9E4FA8451@xxxxxx
Quote:

> this is the error message i get?????????
>
> The host 'yahoo' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered
> the server name correctly.
> Subject 'Vendor Request', Account: 'yahoo', Server: 'yahoo', Protocol:
> SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number:
> 0x800CCC0D
'yahoo' is not a valid server name. See my other answer for more
information.


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