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Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 23, 2003, 03:44:39 PM

I need step by step tryng to get comcast email to load on my Outlook Express.  I've tried just about every type of connect in the connection wizard, nothing works. :(

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Mini D on May 23, 2003, 04:22:22 PM

is comcast just an isp who's e-mail server you're trying to connect too?

Most are set up as POP3 servers.  Make sure you get the specific POP email server addy for the tools\accounts\properties\server info.

MiniD

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: bockko on May 23, 2003, 04:24:31 PM

what ripsnort said, add that "pop3" is your server, "mail" goes in the box after server

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Mini D on May 23, 2003, 04:25:22 PM

give this site a try:

http://www.comcast.com/Support/Corp1/FAQ/FaqDetail_1537.html

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: boxboy28 on May 23, 2003, 04:53:53 PM

lol well RIP atleast im not the only dumb bellybutton in here tring to get help !  Sorry to here your trouble but i got no advice, I use comcast too but i use AOL mail so i never set sh@t up!

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Pfunk on May 23, 2003, 06:31:57 PM

Incoming mail and outgoing mail usually use same POP3 server, if I had to guess i would say they are both


mail.comcast.net

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 23, 2003, 07:23:33 PM

Tried all the above, including deleting all dialups attached to Outlook and removal of 56k card earlier before I posted.  Still no luck...Outlook wants a dial up, I put in the proper pop3, login (which I assume is the same as their webpage for email) etc. but it can't establish a connection.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 23, 2003, 07:24:45 PM

Oh, and connection type is PPoE. It keeps wanting to go back to a dial up connection, even though I set it up for a Cable, constant on, no phone number required.(its set to LAN)

Quote

The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'mail.comcast.net', Server: 'mail.comcast.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 23, 2003, 07:40:46 PM

(http://home.earthlink.net/~ripsnort/screen.jpg)

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Reschke on May 23, 2003, 08:17:32 PM

Try setting the connection to "Any Available" don't force it to use a specific one. I have two ID's setup on this box and one is for company and they require smtp.xxxxx.com for the outgoing email along with checking the server requires authentication box.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 23, 2003, 08:51:51 PM

Tried that too Reske, thks.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Skuzzy on May 23, 2003, 08:56:56 PM

The incoming and outgoing servers are probably not the same for Comcast.

Incoming may be POP3, but does not have to be.  Outgoing is SMTP.

You need to find out what the incoming and outgoing servers are, whether they both require authentication (a lot of ISP's are using authentication on thier SMTP servers), and what mail protocols they are using for inbound (POP3, IMAP...).

Just ask them Rip.  Once you are armed with that information, you can setup Outlook.

mail.comcast.net is the inbound server, but it apparently is not the outbound server Rip.  The error you are getting is during a send process as port 25 is the SMTP port.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: sshh on May 23, 2003, 08:59:42 PM

You should use mail.comcast.net for pop3 and smtp.comcast.net for smtp (read this again http://www.comcast.com/Support/Corp1/FAQ/FaqDetail_1537.html). According to your screenshot you use wrong server for smtp.
If it still not working - check "ipconfig /all" and make sure there is a DNS server in the output.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Furious on May 23, 2003, 09:28:36 PM

I had a similar situation, but the problem was that my isp was not using the standard ports.  Might want to find out what ports you need to point OE to.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 23, 2003, 09:30:50 PM

Thks, guys, tried SMTP too, no avail.  Hey, got a AH problem now
:( in the Technical forum.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Eagler on May 24, 2003, 12:29:25 AM

I htink outlook express looks to IE for its connection

open your browser, look at Tools/Internet Options/Connections

make sure "never dial a connection" is checked

you should see a broad band connection in there

my lan settings are set to auto

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 24, 2003, 09:29:59 PM

Skipped trying the Host/Client route and just bought a router. No problems now. :D

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Mini D on May 24, 2003, 10:43:47 PM

host/client?  were you trying to route through a server?

MiniD

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 25, 2003, 07:48:59 AM

No, just had 3 NIC cards with a crossover.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ghosth on May 25, 2003, 11:35:54 AM

Ripsnort did you rerun the internet connection wizard? Tell it to connect via lan instead of modem? Cause that what it sounds like.

Least thats what it would be on 98se.

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Mini D on May 25, 2003, 11:56:01 AM

3 NIC cards with a crossover?  You mean 2 NICs in one computer and 1 in a second with a crossover between the two computers?

These are things you failed to mention in your initial post.

MiniD

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Ripsnort on May 27, 2003, 09:56:32 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Mini D
3 NIC cards with a crossover?  You mean 2 NICs in one computer and 1 in a second with a crossover between the two computers?


MiniD

Uhh, yeah, that equals 3, Mini ;)

Title: Cables up! Outlook Depressed questions
Post by: Mini D on May 27, 2003, 12:25:14 PM

ummmm..... yea.....

Its just that I read through your initial post and it didn't mention that rip.  that would have been kinda helpfull.

But... you went out and spent money on something that your PC could have easily handled.  more power to you.

MiniD