I have OE on a work Windoze machine. This is the error you get when the ISP (or corporate firewall) has blocked port 25. When they have blocked port 110 you get socket error#10061 with the same hex error location (0x800CCC0E).
Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "SIMS Discussions" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 6:21 AM Subject: Error Message: Can anyone help? > Hi fellow listers, > > It's been quite a while since I last posted to this list, but > I need some assistance for a friend of mine who is *very* frustrated. > > Recently, he's been having a problem when he tries to send > eMail from his account on my server. He can retrieve mail just fine, > but can't seem to send it. He gets the following error message, > after sending mail: > > The connection to the server has failed. Account: > 'pop.DakotaRainbow.com', Server: 'mail.DakotaRainbow.com', Protocol: > SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: > 0x800CCC0E > > He is using Outlook Express, running Windoze 98 SE, and has AVG > Anti-Virus Version 7 installed on his PC. This error seems to me > like some sort of connection error -- don't know if it is a problem > which exists on my end, or on his. I've made no changes to his > account recently, everything seems correct on the server machine, and > my roommate, and I, both can send and receive just fine. > > Any hints, suggestions, tips, etc.? TIA > > Best Regards, > > Ron J. > -- > Ron Johnson | AKA Ganahee > > "For millions of years, mankind lived, just like the animals. Then, > something happened, which unleashed the power of our imagination -- > we learned to talk." > > From the MiniDisc "The Division Bell" the track "Keep Talking" > > ############################################################# > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list <[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[email protected]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
