Re: Outlook error on dialup

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Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 15:29:23 -0500

I'd just start a new thread without my name on it so someone else can jump
in. I'll be working a 36 hour shift tomorrow and won't be in the newsgroups.
The more specific information you can provide about the details of your mail
account configuration the better. This is not usually an Outlook problem.
It's usually a problem with your mail server that we may not be able to
solve from this end.

-- 
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bernd" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1099701c44038$a3816910$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi Russ,
>
> I'll have a look tomorrow at those settings (machine is
> not with me) and start a new thread with "ATT RUSS -
> Outlook" as subject, if that is OK.
>
> Thanks so far.
> Bernd
> >-----Original Message-----
> >OK, so we now know the mail account type SMTP/POP3. Does
> your mail account
> >require you to authenticate to your server?
> >1. Connection type is what you specified in the
> Connection Tab for the Mail
> >Account when you configured it.
> >2. Polling interval is what you've specified for an
> automatic Send/Receive
> >in Tools > Send/Receive
> >-- 
> >Russ Valentine
> >[MVP-Outlook]
> >"Bernd" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:10a1401c44029$4292cbd0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Appologies..
> >>
> >> Outlook 2003
> >> Pop account hosted with ISP
> >> Windows XP pro
> >> Pentium 4 2.8
> >> 256Mb Ram
> >> 40Gb Hdd (23G free)
> >> 56k Internal modem
> >>
> >> Polling settings ?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >No one could without knowing your Outlook version,
> mail
> >> account type,
> >> >connection type, and automatic polling settings.
> >> >-- 
> >> >Russ Valentine
> >> >[MVP-Outlook]
> >> >"Bernd" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> >news:109a801c4401e$e938b220$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> This is what I am doing at the moment to solve the
> >> >> problem.
> >> >>
> >> >> It is just so nice to click S&R get the mails and be
> >> >> disconnected.
> >> >>
> >> >> Hope somedody as an answer.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks
> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >OL is trying to check before the connection is
> >> >> completely established, it
> >> >> >sounds like. Don't know if this will work for you,
> but
> >> >> my preference has
> >> >> >always been to connect manually to the Internet and
> >> have
> >> >> Outlook work with
> >> >> >the existing connection - then manually disconnect
> >> from
> >> >> the Internet when I
> >> >> >wish.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Bernd wrote:
> >> >> >> Hi all
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Keep getting a connection to server failure when
> >> >> dialing
> >> >> >> up.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If I press "send&receive" Outlook dials up and
> once
> >> the
> >> >> >> connection is established gives me an error
> saying
> >> it
> >> >> >> cannot find the pop or smtp server.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If I click S&R again without having hung up, it
> >> works
> >> >> >> just fine.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Any clues ?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >.
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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