Email is usually sent and received on different ports, so if the port
to send email is blocked, the port to receive email doesn't have to
be blocked.

"Ghislaine Maret" <ghislaine.maret@free.fr> wrote in message
news:AB4D9645-DB70-4F71-8FE7-AC4884DD29EC@microsoft.com...
> In fact I am connecting to free.fr, it is why it is suprising me.
> Any other tip ?
>
> Thanks
> Ghislaine
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 2:13 AM
> Subject: Re: cannot send any message / je ne peux envoyer de messages
> depuis
> windows mail
>
>
>> "Ghislaine Maret" <ghislaine.maret@free.fr> wrote in message
>> news:6AE1E057-5068-4B94-85B7-6011E42F3945@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>> Bonjour à tous
>>> Hi all
>>> Please help me
>>>
>>> Each time I want to send a message I have the following error message:
>>> A chaque fois que j'essaye d'envoyer un message j'ai le message d'erreur
>>> suivant:
>>>
>>> Échec de la connexion au serveur. Objet 'Re: loisirs créatifs', Compte :
>>> 'pop.free.fr', Serveur : 'smtp.free.fr', Protocole : SMTP, Port : 25,
>>> Sécurisé (SSL) : Non, Erreur de socket : 10060, Numéro d'erreur :
>>> 0x800CCC0E
>>>
>>> I have no pb receiving messages, and the servers parameters are OK. I am
>>> connecting to free.fr. Have
>>> you got any tip ?
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>> Ghilaine Maret
>>
>> If you are connected to a different ISP (not free.fr) they are probably
>> blocking port 25 to any but their own SMTP server as a spam fighting
>> measure.
>>> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
>> www.fjsmjs.com
>> Do not send email
>
> Ghislaine Maret wrote :
>
> In fact I am connecting to free.fr, it is why it is suprising me.
> Any other tip ?
>
> Thanks
> Ghislaine
>
>