Vista - vista user cna't send emails

Well just bought new computer and microsoft has done it again, i can't send
emails and i get an unkown error when trying to delee from outbox. Can
anyone help.

Tracy

Tracy wrote:
> Well just bought new computer and microsoft has done it again, i can't send
> emails and i get an unkown error when trying to delee from outbox. Can
> anyone help.
>
> Tracy

For the problem sending emails:

The most common problems for people having trouble sending/receiving
email are:

1. You are using the wrong mail server settings. Check your ISP's
website ( or that of your web hosting company if your mail host is other
than your ISP) for the correct mail server settings for POP (Incoming)
and SMTP (outgoing). Most ISP's will also have a "walkthrough" to show
you how to set up mail using popular email clients such as Outlook
Express, Eudora, and Thunderbird. If they don't have instructions for
Windows Mail yet, use the ones for Outlook Express.

2. You have "outgoing mail server requires authentication" checked when
it does not. Or vice versa.

3. You are trying to send mail through an SMTP server that isn't your
regular ISP; i.e., you are trying to send mail through AT&T's server
when your ISP is Comcast. Some ISP's care about this and some don't.

4. Your user name and/or password are incorrect. Yes, you do have a user
name and password for your email. It probably has just been a long time
since you set this up (or someone else set it up for you) and you've
forgotten. Look through your ISP-related documentation or contact your
ISP. They will be able to tell you your user name and assign you a new
password.

5. Your antivirus is set to scan emails and/or is one that causes
problems with your operating system (such as McAfee in Vista). Turn this
option off since it doesn't provide you any extra protection and tends
to cause problems.

For the problem of deleting from the Outbox, do a search in this
newsgroup (microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail) on Google Groups
Advanced Search. Use a search term such as "delete mails in Outbox" and
you will find dozens of posts with answers to help you.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Tracy, I've been having some issues as well. Assuming you've configured your
ISP correctly I'd suggest diabling Macafee for a while to see if things get
better. I was getting some really strange results. I disabled Macaffee and
everything started working again. I've since re-enabled it and we'll see
what happens.

"Malke" wrote:

> Tracy wrote:
> > Well just bought new computer and microsoft has done it again, i can't send
> > emails and i get an unkown error when trying to delee from outbox. Can
> > anyone help.
> >
> > Tracy
>
> For the problem sending emails:
>
> The most common problems for people having trouble sending/receiving
> email are:
>
> 1. You are using the wrong mail server settings. Check your ISP's
> website ( or that of your web hosting company if your mail host is other
> than your ISP) for the correct mail server settings for POP (Incoming)
> and SMTP (outgoing). Most ISP's will also have a "walkthrough" to show
> you how to set up mail using popular email clients such as Outlook
> Express, Eudora, and Thunderbird. If they don't have instructions for
> Windows Mail yet, use the ones for Outlook Express.
>
> 2. You have "outgoing mail server requires authentication" checked when
> it does not. Or vice versa.
>
> 3. You are trying to send mail through an SMTP server that isn't your
> regular ISP; i.e., you are trying to send mail through AT&T's server
> when your ISP is Comcast. Some ISP's care about this and some don't.
>
> 4. Your user name and/or password are incorrect. Yes, you do have a user
> name and password for your email. It probably has just been a long time
> since you set this up (or someone else set it up for you) and you've
> forgotten. Look through your ISP-related documentation or contact your
> ISP. They will be able to tell you your user name and assign you a new
> password.
>
> 5. Your antivirus is set to scan emails and/or is one that causes
> problems with your operating system (such as McAfee in Vista). Turn this
> option off since it doesn't provide you any extra protection and tends
> to cause problems.
>
> For the problem of deleting from the Outbox, do a search in this
> newsgroup (microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail) on Google Groups
> Advanced Search. Use a search term such as "delete mails in Outbox" and
> you will find dozens of posts with answers to help you.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>