Mary B. Please don't hijack someone else's post for your problem.
You problem is never exactly the same as the person's problem you are hijacking onto.
Start a new post and copy the error message exactly or we can not help.

"Mary B" <Mary B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:23062B26-9562-42C0-8587-01A74B4B25EC@microsoft.com...
>I can not recieve emails through window mail, it say protocol 110 POP3 error,
> or it does not respond at all, I need my emails.
>
> "Pans" wrote:
>
>> Just got back from out of town, turned on My Computer (3 months old) and
>> could not send emails. (but can receive) Here's the message:
>>
>> The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be
>> correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this
>> problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Mail", and read the
>> "I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help determining
>> the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider.
>>
>> The rejected e-mail address was 'yyyyy@ aol.com'. Subject 'Re: One more
>> poem', Account: 'Earthlink.net', Server: 'Earthlink.net', Protocol: SMTP,
>> Server Response: '550 Authentication required. Help at
>> http://www.earthlink.net/go/emailsettings', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server
>> Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC79
>>
>> This is a problem I have never encountered. Went to every place in my
>> computer I could think of, followed all the steps. Everything is as it
>> should be according to the help messages and also former responses to this
>> problem.
>>
>> However I am able to send mail through Earthlink via WebMail. Hmmmm.
>>
>> Please help if you can!!
>>
>> Pan
>>
>>
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