i will check the antivirus software. I use Webroot, not Norton.

The 25/110 ports were working fine til I tried to access comcast mail. Now
it only works intermittantly.

I'll check with our computer person at work and see if there is something I
need to change for remote email access.

thanks.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> 1a. If your anti-virus application is configured to scan incoming/outgoing
> mail, disable it as it may be causing the problem.
>
> Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
> http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm
>
> 1b. Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on the computer
> (including a free-trial that came preinstall when you bought it)?
>
>
> 2a. Are you absolutely, positively certain that the incoming and outgoing
> mailservers are CAMPBERACHAH.ORG (vs MAIL.CAMPBERACHAH.ORG or
> INCOMING.CAMPBERACHAH.ORG & OUTGOING.CAMPBERACHAH.ORG)?
>
> 2b. Are you absolutely, positively certain that you're supposed to use
> Incoming Port 110 and Outgoing Port 25 with SSL enabled? Contact
> CAMPBERACHAH.ORG about this.
>
> 3. If Comcast is your brand-new ISP, Comcast might be blocking Ports 110
> (incoming mail server) and 25 (outgoing mail server). Contact Comcast about
> this.
>
> 4. If still no joy, the problem might be a temporary one on
> CAMPBERACHAH.ORG's end.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
>
> Natalie wrote:
> > I set up my windows mail so that I can get my work email at home. It
> > worked
> > fine for several weeks. Now I get the following error message anytime I
> > try
> > to send mail or check for new messages:
> >
> > Subject 'Re: Special Needs Application', Account: 'campberachah.org',
> > Server: 'campberachah.org', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '250 AUTH
> > LOGIN
> > PLAIN', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): Yes, Server Error: 250, Error Number:
> > 0x800CCC7D
> >
> > The connection to the server has failed. Account: 'campberachah.org',
> > Server: 'campberachah.org', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): Yes,
> > Socket Error: 10060, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E
> >
> > These messages started when I tried to add my comcast.net account as well.
> > I
> > have since deleted the comcast account, but the messages still occur.
> > Sometimes late at night the program will connect and download my messages,
> > but it fails 99% of the time.
> >
> > HELP!
>
>