Re: setting up POP server address
- From: "t-4-2" <dhuang1@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:09:51 -0400
The instructions said Outlook Express which is the precursor of Windows Mail. It works for Windows Mail too.
If you already have received spam, that means your in-coming ( POP server ) server setting is correct.
So, which part does NOT work ?
Is it the out-going ( SMTP ) part ? If yes, follow this :
click Tools > Accounts > highlight your account (left click )> Properties > look to the top, click Advanced. Under SERVER PORTER NUMBER, change it to 587 instead of 25 > OK
Now send yourself a test message. If you still get error message, copy its entirety and post it back.
t-4-2
"newbie" <newbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0D2FFFED-AD6E-49AE-94CC-BFFBCE383846@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Actually, it doesn't help..
I don't have Outlook Express, with Vista it's just called Windows mail, and
the attachment you gave me for the automatic configuration won't work!
I tried to enter the information manually, and it looks like I did it right,
but I still get that error message about the wrong POP3 server address.
Please understand, I have absolutely no idea of what all these terms mean,
why is it that everyone on this forum assumes that everyone else is fully
computer literate?
What I need is a very simple, plain english, easy to follow set of
instructions.
First, what screen do I use and how do I call up the screen that allows me
to change the entries for the server address?
Second, exactly what do I need to type in the fields to correct this problem?
I tried typing "SMTP.comcast.net" in the outgoing mail field, and
I typed "mail.comcast,net" in the incoming mail field.
I do seem to be receiving mail just fine, I already got some spam in there!
Thanks for the help, this is literally all greek to me!-- confused by computers
"t-4-2" wrote:
Ok, " merely an intelligent person ", please follow the link below :
See the link for all the account settings:
http://www.comcast.com/Customers/FAQ/FaqDetails.ashx?Id=2288
t-4-2
"newbie" <newbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:514B9C17-A1B1-4BFB-B3E3-06D8D2BD46EE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> This has to be the most confusing and difficult set up I've seen.
> In VERY simple terms, how do you set up the blasted "server address" in
> order to send mail? I received all the spam they sent me just fine, but
> when
> I try to send mail, I get nothing but error messages about the POP > server
> address.
> I looked in these threads, and every answer seems to be using words and
> terms you need years of computer training to understand. I don't have > that
> training, I'm merely an intelligent person trying to set up my email
> account.
> So how do you enter or correct this stupid business about POP3 servers > and
> so on?
> I got the information from my ISP, they gave me two lines,
> outgoing mail, (SMTP):SMTP.comcast.net
> incoming mail, (POP3):mail.comcast.net
> I tried to enter this stuff in the fields, but it still won't work, > this
> whole setup process is VERY complicated and impossible for me to > follow.
> So can somebody pleae tell me, in simple plain english, what is the > exact
> procedure you use to type in the server addresses for incoming and
> outgoing
> mail?
> HELP!
>
> -- > confused by computers
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