Re: can not send email

US-based free Yahoo accounts have webmail access only, no POP
access. Windows Mail handles POP mail but not Yahoo webmail.
There are two Yahoo solutions:

1. How did you access Yahoo mail before? If you are happy with
webmail via your browser, you can continue to use that.

2. Pay Yahoo to get their premium "Mail Plus" service:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/overview/index.html
and use the special settings for that service:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-14.html

If you are OK with using a non-Yahoo email address, you have three other
solutions that will work with Windows Mail:
* Use the email address assigned to you by your ISP.
* Get a free Gmail account.
* Get a free Hotmail/Live account.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"nnj925" <nnj925@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4B00B12D-950A-4D64-A1BF-AAD81750E1BC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

my email address is nnj925@xxxxxxxxx

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

"SMTP" is not a valid mail server name.
Who provides your email service? Or to ask that question another way,
what is the part of your email address after the @ symbol?
Your mail provider will typically have a web page that shows how to
set up an email program. If you need more help, tell us the name of
your email service provider.

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"nnj925" <nnj925@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D096CC5F-A23D-43EA-A3F9-A3FBBA25A6D7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Can someone help me too...i cant even seem to post a new thread here but i
am trying to sign up on my new sony laptop (vista) for the mail...i keep
getting a server error...here is what it says..

The host 'SMTP' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the
server name correctly.
Subject '$600 Share luxury apt/pvt room ', Account: 'windows mail', Server:
'SMTP', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error
Number: 0x800CCC0D

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