Windows Vista Mail AOL Server

[Jonezinor]

Received the following error message while trying to send an email from Windows Vista Mail. Please help?

The host 'smtp@aol.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly.
Subject 'Testing, 1,2,3 - the attachment is an older version - this is for testing purposes only to make sure my home email is working properly!', Account: 'AOL Email Server', Server: 'smtp@aol.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11003, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

"Jonezinor" <Jonezinor.3kkjnb@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:Jonezinor.3kkjnb@DoNotSpam.com...
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> Received the following error message while trying to send an email from
> Windows Vista Mail. Please help?
>
> The host 'smtp@aol.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have
> entered the server name correctly.
> Subject 'Testing, 1,2,3 - the attachment is an older version - this is
> for testing purposes only to make sure my home email is working
> properly!', Account: 'AOL Email Server', Server: 'smtp@aol.com',
> Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11003, Error
> Number: 0x800CCC0D
>
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You need to change your server configuration.

Tools > Accounts > Select your email > Click "Properties" > Go to "Servers" tab

Change IMAP/POP3/HTTP server to "imap.aol.com"
Change SMTP server to "smtp.aol.com"

Click "My server requires authentication"
Click "Advanced" tab

Change SMTP port to "587"
Click Apply, and then OK


Should work after that.

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OS: Microsoft Vista Home Premium x86 SP1
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[Jonezinor]

IMAP shows port 143 - outbound server STMP changed to 587. Do I need to reboot? Email still not being sent.

"Jonezinor" <Jonezinor.3kkrzc@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:Jonezinor.3kkrzc@DoNotSpam.com...
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> IMAP shows port 143 - outbound server STMP changed to 587. Do I need to
> reboot? Email still not being sent.
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Are you sure that you have it set up as an IMAP, not POP3? AOL requires IMAP instead.

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[Jonezinor]

OK, I deleted the only account showing in my Windows Mail "accounts". Selected IMAP as the Server type and put the following info in.

It automatically gives me an error that the server is not a valid or recognized server - do I want to continue? I say yes, then get the below error:

[Window Title]
Windows Mail

[Main Instruction]
The host 'IMAP@AOL.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly.


[Content]
Your IMAP command could not be sent to the server, due to non-network errors. This could, for example, indicate a lack of memory on your system.

[Expanded Information]
Configuration:

Account: IMAP@AOL.com
Server: IMAP@AOL.com
User name: Jonezinor
Protocol: IMAP
Port: 143
Secure(SSL): 0
Code: 800ccc0d


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Oh and checking my hard drive memory have over 80gigs left.

"Jonezinor" <Jonezinor.3kkxjb@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:Jonezinor.3kkxjb@DoNotSpam.com...
>
> OK, I deleted the only account showing in my Windows Mail "accounts".
> Selected IMAP as the Server type and put the following info in.
>
> It automatically gives me an error that the server is not a valid or
> recognized server - do I want to continue? I say yes, then get the
> below error:
>
> [Window Title]
> Windows Mail
>
> [Main Instruction]
> The host 'IMAP@AOL.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have
> entered the server name correctly.
>
>
> [Content]
> Your IMAP command could not be sent to the server, due to non-network
> errors. This could, for example, indicate a lack of memory on your
> system.
>
> [Expanded Information]
> Configuration:
>
> Account: IMAP@AOL.com
> Server: IMAP@AOL.com
> User name: Jonezinor
> Protocol: IMAP
> Port: 143
> Secure(SSL): 0
> Code: 800ccc0d
>
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You are getting this error because the server format is incorrect. You have it as an email. The
server needs to be "imap.aol.com", not imap@aol.com.

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"Jonezinor" wrote:

>
> Received the following error message while trying to send an email from
> Windows Vista Mail. Please help?
>
> The host 'smtp@aol.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have
> entered the server name correctly.
> Subject 'Testing, 1,2,3 - the attachment is an older version - this is
> for testing purposes only to make sure my home email is working
> properly!', Account: 'AOL Email Server', Server: 'smtp@aol.com',
> Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11003, Error
> Number: 0x800CCC0D
>
>
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"kentil" wrote:

>
>
> "Jonezinor" wrote:
>
> >
> > Received the following error message while trying to send an email from
> > Windows Vista Mail. Please help?
> >
> > The host 'smtp@aol.com' could not be found. Please verify that you have
> > entered the server name correctly.
> > Subject 'Testing, 1,2,3 - the attachment is an older version - this is
> > for testing purposes only to make sure my home email is working
> > properly!', Account: 'AOL Email Server', Server: 'smtp@aol.com',
> > Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11003, Error
> > Number: 0x800CCC0D
> >
> >
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